M4.0 earthquake 16 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey on Sat, May 5, 1990, 1:01 AM GMT+3 (22:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-05-04 22:01:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.320° N, 25.801° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00048v2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:38 PM UTC.