M3.0 earthquake 17 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey on Sat, Feb 17, 1990, 8:37 AM GMT+2 (06:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 Near the coast of western 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
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-02-17 06:37:03 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.781° N, 26.584° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.79 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 13376 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.8Near the coast of western Turkey · 13367 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.215 km SE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 13354 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.622 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13339 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.62 km NNE of Pétra, Greece · 13337 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
- 3.315 km E of Psará, Greece · 13388 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.321 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 13392 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.77 km S of Eresós, Greece · 13393 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.313 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 13393 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.48 km SE of Dikili, Turkey · 13398 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00045j7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.