M4.2 earthquake 5 km S of Bucak, Turkey
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 5 km S of Bucak, Turkey on Tue, Sep 25, 1990, 12:45 AM GMT+3 (21:45 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 23 km SSE of Tefenni, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-24 21:45:30 UTC
- Depth
- 38.1 km (23.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.413° N, 30.600° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt in the Burdur-Isparta area.
From the USGS event page for usp0004f19. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.216 km W of Ye?ilova, Turkey · 13146 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.210 km WNW of Tefenni, Turkey · 13146 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.014 km NW of Gelendost, Turkey · 13135 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.423 km SSE of Tefenni, Turkey · 13125 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.02 km S of Keçiborlu, Turkey · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004f19. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:01 AM UTC.