M3.2 earthquake Western Turkey
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Sun, Oct 29, 1989, 7:00 AM GMT+2 (05:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 11 km NE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey. 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
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-10-29 05:00:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.682° N, 27.820° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.15 km SE of Foça, Turkey · 13482 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.411 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13481 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.513 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 13472 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.77 km NE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13438 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.211 km NE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13438 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
Before
- 3.516 km E of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 13494 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.413 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 13501 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.37 km SW of Menemen, Turkey · 13513 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.79 km WNW of Menemen, Turkey · 13514 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.314 km NNW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 13517 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00041dm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:41 AM UTC.