M3.1 earthquake 43 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 43 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey on Mon, Jul 23, 1990, 9:27 AM GMT+3 (06:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km WSW of Eresós, Greece. 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
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-23 06:27:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.820° N, 25.567° 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
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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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.244 km W of Eresós, Greece · 13219 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.229 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 13217 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.016 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.919 km W of Míthymna, Greece · 13203 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.515 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 13184 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cdz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.