M3.8 earthquake 4 km NNE of Selçuk, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Selçuk, Turkey on Wed, Sep 2, 1987, 10:29 PM GMT+3 (19:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 20 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-09-02 19:29:17 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.988° N, 27.397° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003813. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.