M3.3 earthquake 21 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey on Thu, Feb 1, 1990, 9:10 AM GMT+2 (07:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 Near the coast of western 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
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-02-01 07:10:27 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.179° N, 26.587° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.315 km E of Psará, Greece · 13388 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.017 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.79 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.8Near the coast of western Turkey · 13367 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.215 km SE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 13354 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.67 km N of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.310 km W of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 13344 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00044yk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.