M3.4 earthquake 11 km WNW of Foça, Turkey
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Foça, Turkey on Sun, Jul 29, 1990, 3:22 AM GMT+3 (00:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km ESE of Menemen, 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
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-07-29 00:22:53 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.717° N, 26.643° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.37 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 13212 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.016 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13211 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.116 km W of Urla, Turkey · 13209 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.919 km W of Míthymna, Greece · 13203 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.612 km ESE of Menemen, Turkey · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.512 km E of Menemen, Turkey · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.515 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 13184 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.612 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 13180 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.512 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 13172 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.48 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13155 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cpc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.