M3.6 earthquake 17 km SSW of Geyikli, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Geyikli, Turkey on Mon, Dec 4, 1989, 8:40 AM GMT+2 (06:40 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 13 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-12-04 06:40:55 UTC
- Depth
- 14.9 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.653° N, 26.166° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.220 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 13451 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.314 km WNW of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 13450 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.333 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 13446 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.413 km W of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.117 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 13411 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.48 km SE of Dikili, Turkey · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.313 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13393 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.77 km S of Eresós, Greece · 13393 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00042qf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.