Turkey earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 14 km WNW of Ayvac?k, Turkey

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Ayvac?k, Turkey on Tue, Dec 5, 1989, 8:26 AM GMT+2 (06:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 13 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1989-12-05 06:26:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.631° N, 26.240° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.333 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 13446 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.413 km W of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.117 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 13412 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.48 km SE of Dikili, Turkey · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.313 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13393 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.77 km S of Eresós, Greece · 13393 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.220 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 13451 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.617 km SSW of Geyikli, Turkey · 13451 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.625 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 13452 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.313 km W of Míthymna, Greece · 13464 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.439 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 13464 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.44 km WSW of Mantamádos, Greece · 13473 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00042rd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC.