M3.4 earthquake 13 km W of Ayvac?k, Turkey
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 13 km W of Ayvac?k, Turkey on Sun, Dec 17, 1989, 5:57 AM GMT+2 (03:57 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-12-17 03:57:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.617° N, 26.245° 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
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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.117 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 13413 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.48 km SE of Dikili, Turkey · 13399 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.313 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13394 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.77 km S of Eresós, Greece · 13394 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 3.333 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 13447 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.314 km WNW of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 13451 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.220 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 13452 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.617 km SSW of Geyikli, Turkey · 13452 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.625 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 13453 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.313 km W of Míthymna, Greece · 13465 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.439 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 13465 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000436c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:34 PM UTC.