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M4.2 earthquake 5 km N of Alt?nyayla, Turkey

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 5 km N of Alt?nyayla, Turkey on Wed, Jul 18, 1990, 5:56 PM GMT+3 (14:56 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 10 km ENE of Gölhisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-07-18 14:56:28 UTC
Depth
22.1 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.047° N, 29.548° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.82 km NW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13227 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.18 km NW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13214 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 4.02 km NW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13212 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 4.04 km NNW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13207 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 3.93 km NNE of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13198 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.012 km ESE of Gölhisar, Turkey · 13197 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.714 km NNE of Kalkan, Turkey · 13196 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.03 km SE of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13194 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.09 km WNW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13182 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.12 km NNW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13181 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 4.08 km N of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13181 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 4.710 km ENE of Gölhisar, Turkey · 13175 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.26 km N of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13227 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 4.34 km NE of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13227 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 5.54 km E of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 13227 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 4.112 km SE of Nikfer, Turkey · 13250 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004c5f. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:59 PM UTC.