M3.0 earthquake 19 km NW of Foça, Turkey

Magnitude

3.0 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Dec 26, 1990, 5:35 AM GMT+2

UTC

1990-12-26 03:35:57 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.803° N, 26.616° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Foça, TurkeyPopulation 28,594. Forecast19 kmNW
• Çiğli, TurkeyPopulation 214,065. Forecast52 kmNW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast63 kmNW

After

1. 2.12 km SW of Soma, TurkeyWed, Dec 26, 12:12 PM GMT+2 · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
2. 2.12 km SW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyWed, Dec 26, 12:27 PM GMT+2 · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.24 km SE of Soma, TurkeyWed, Dec 26, 4:38 PM GMT+2 · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
4. 2.32 km WSW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Dec 27, 12:21 PM GMT+2 · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
5. 2.56 km SW of Soma, TurkeyThu, Dec 27, 2:39 PM GMT+2 · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
6. 2.55 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Dec 28, 12:21 PM GMT+2 · 13062 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
7. 2.57 km SSW of Soma, TurkeySun, Dec 30, 12:48 PM GMT+2 · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
8. 3.1Near the coast of western TurkeyMon, Dec 31, 3:41 PM GMT+2 · 13059 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
9. 2.62 km SSW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jan 4, 12:11 PM GMT+2 · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.74 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jan 4, 12:54 PM GMT+2 · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
11. 3.38 km NNW of Yenifoça, TurkeySun, Jan 6, 5:01 PM GMT+2 · 13053 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.64 km WNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyMon, Jan 7, 3:46 PM GMT+2 · 13052 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
13. 2.710 km E of K?n?k, TurkeyWed, Jan 9, 12:10 PM GMT+2 · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
14. 2.67 km W of Soma, TurkeyWed, Jan 9, 3:01 PM GMT+2 · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
15. 2.65 km WNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jan 10, 12:11 PM GMT+2 · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.910 km SW of Akhisar, TurkeyFri, Jan 11, 10:04 AM GMT+2 · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.6Western TurkeyFri, Jan 11, 12:14 PM GMT+2 · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
18. 3.11 km SSW of Menemen, TurkeyFri, Jan 11, 7:04 PM GMT+2 · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
19. 2.65 km SSW of Soma, TurkeySat, Jan 12, 3:12 PM GMT+2 · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
20. 2.41 km WNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jan 12, 3:40 PM GMT+2 · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
21. 2.46 km SSW of Soma, TurkeySun, Jan 13, 1:33 PM GMT+2 · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
22. 2.42 km E of Soma, TurkeySun, Jan 13, 1:37 PM GMT+2 · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.46 km SSW of Soma, TurkeySun, Jan 13, 4:17 PM GMT+2 · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
24. 3.016 km S of Alaçat?, TurkeyMon, Jan 14, 3:59 AM GMT+2 · 13046 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
25. 2.74 km S of Soma, TurkeyMon, Jan 14, 12:20 PM GMT+2 · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
26. 2.511 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyTue, Jan 15, 11:13 AM GMT+2 · 13044 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
27. 2.63 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jan 17, 11:58 AM GMT+2 · 13042 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
28. 2.75 km SE of Zeytinliova, TurkeyFri, Jan 18, 11:45 PM GMT+2 · 13041 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
29. 2.83 km ESE of Soma, TurkeySat, Jan 26, 11:40 AM GMT+2 · 13033 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
30. 3.37 km SE of Manisa, TurkeyMon, Jan 28, 12:29 AM GMT+2 · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
31. 3.37 km NW of Turgutlu, TurkeyMon, Jan 28, 12:37 AM GMT+2 · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
32. 2.96 km SW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyMon, Feb 4, 10:21 AM GMT+2 · 13024 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
33. 3.013 km E of Saruhanl?, TurkeyMon, Feb 4, 10:58 PM GMT+2 · 13024 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
34. 3.610 km WNW of Foça, TurkeyFri, Feb 8, 7:08 AM GMT+2 · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
35. 3.625 km ENE of Psará, GreeceMon, Feb 11, 10:23 AM GMT+2 · 13017 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
36. 2.84 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyMon, Feb 11, 12:41 PM GMT+2 · 13017 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
37. 2.8Near the coast of western TurkeyMon, Feb 11, 2:31 PM GMT+2 · 13017 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
38. 2.64 km N of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Feb 15, 2:32 PM GMT+2 · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
39. 2.97 km SSE of Havran, TurkeyMon, Feb 18, 7:37 AM GMT+2 · 13011 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
40. 2.76 km SW of Soma, TurkeyMon, Feb 18, 4:13 PM GMT+2 · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
41. 3.419 km S of Eresós, GreeceMon, Feb 18, 10:28 PM GMT+2 · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
42. 3.615 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, GreeceThu, Feb 21, 4:25 AM GMT+2 · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
43. 3.518 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, GreeceThu, Feb 21, 6:34 AM GMT+2 · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
44. 3.211 km WNW of Urla, TurkeyThu, Feb 21, 8:36 AM GMT+2 · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
45. 2.75 km WNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Feb 21, 10:52 AM GMT+2 · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
46. 2.69 km ENE of K?n?k, TurkeyThu, Feb 21, 12:26 PM GMT+2 · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
47. 2.96 km S of Bergama, TurkeyFri, Feb 22, 2:58 AM GMT+2 · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
48. 3.311 km WSW of Polichnítos, GreeceFri, Feb 22, 10:20 PM GMT+2 · 13006 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
49. 2.77 km SW of Soma, TurkeySat, Feb 23, 12:17 PM GMT+2 · 13005 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

1. 2.53 km SE of Soma, TurkeyTue, Dec 25, 11:46 AM GMT+2 · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.36 km SSW of Soma, TurkeyTue, Dec 25, 11:09 AM GMT+2 · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
3. 3.11 km W of Foça, TurkeyMon, Dec 24, 9:03 PM GMT+2 · 13066 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
4. 2.96 km WNW of Saruhanl?, TurkeyMon, Dec 24, 1:09 PM GMT+2 · 13066 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.210 km SSW of Soma, TurkeyMon, Dec 24, 12:11 PM GMT+2 · 13066 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
6. 3.616 km W of Ayvac?k, TurkeySun, Dec 23, 6:34 PM GMT+2 · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
7. 2.58 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeySun, Dec 23, 4:12 PM GMT+2 · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.20 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeySun, Dec 23, 11:57 AM GMT+2 · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
9. 2.88 km ESE of Polichnítos, GreeceSat, Dec 22, 11:49 AM GMT+2 · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
10. 2.87 km ESE of Saruhanl?, TurkeyFri, Dec 21, 10:29 PM GMT+2 · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
11. 3.25 km W of Saruhanl?, TurkeyFri, Dec 21, 10:19 PM GMT+2 · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
12. 2.1Western TurkeyFri, Dec 21, 5:04 PM GMT+2 · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
13. 2.93 km E of Behram, TurkeyFri, Dec 21, 7:12 AM GMT+2 · 13070 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
14. 2.413 km SW of Sava?tepe, TurkeyThu, Dec 20, 11:03 PM GMT+2 · 13070 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, TurkeyWed, Dec 19, 12:43 PM GMT+2 · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.53 km SSW of Soma, TurkeyWed, Dec 19, 11:59 AM GMT+2 · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
17. 2.32 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Dec 14, 4:10 PM GMT+2 · 13076 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.516 km NW of Soma, TurkeyFri, Dec 14, 2:21 PM GMT+2 · 13076 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
19. 3.78 km SSW of Soma, TurkeyWed, Dec 12, 3:56 PM GMT+2 · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
20. 2.29 km SW of Soma, TurkeyWed, Dec 12, 12:16 PM GMT+2 · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004jt7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.