M4.0 earthquake 14 km NW of Gelendost, Turkey
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 14 km NW of Gelendost, Turkey on Thu, Oct 18, 1990, 6:55 PM GMT+2 (16:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (Md, duration), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-18 16:55:20 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.207° N, 30.895° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.12 km NNW of Sinanpa?a, Turkey · 13127 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.02 km S of Keçiborlu, Turkey · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fwj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.