M3.8 earthquake 17 km W of ?zmir, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 17 km W of ?zmir, Turkey on Sat, May 7, 1988, 6:11 AM GMT+3 (03:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1988-05-07 03:11:47 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.405° N, 26.943° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Izmir, Turkey.
From the USGS event page for usp0003fqs. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.825 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 14014 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.518 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 13998 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003fqs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC.