M3.2 earthquake 11 km WSW of Urla, Turkey
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Urla, Turkey on Tue, Sep 19, 1989, 5:15 AM GMT+3 (02:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 12 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-09-19 02:15:15 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.271° N, 26.650° 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.310 km ENE of Torbal?, Turkey · 13520 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.314 km NNW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 13519 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.313 km WNW of Sar?kemer, Turkey · 13515 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.33 km NNW of Samos, Greece · 13515 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.79 km WNW of Menemen, Turkey · 13515 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.37 km SW of Menemen, Turkey · 13514 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.413 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 13502 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.218 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 13495 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.516 km E of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 13495 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.15 km SE of Foça, Turkey · 13483 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.17 km SE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13479 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.112 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 13475 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.220 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 13475 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.05 km NW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 13473 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.513 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 13473 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003zrs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.