M3.5 earthquake 5 km E of Karaburun, Turkey

Magnitude

3.5 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Oct 31, 1990, 7:16 PM GMT+2

UTC

1990-10-31 17:16:00 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.635° N, 26.569° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Foça, TurkeyPopulation 28,594. Forecast17 kmWSW
• Çiğli, TurkeyPopulation 214,065. Forecast46 kmWNW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast55 kmWNW

After

1. 3.910 km N of Karaburun, TurkeyWed, Oct 31, 8:23 PM GMT+2 · 13120 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
2. 3.019 km SE of Plomári, GreeceFri, Nov 2, 1:42 AM GMT+2 · 13119 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
3. 3.39 km SE of Agía Paraskeví, GreeceFri, Nov 2, 2:38 AM GMT+2 · 13119 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.710 km ENE of Bergama, TurkeySun, Nov 4, 2:36 PM GMT+2 · 13116 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
5. 2.617 km NW of Bergama, TurkeySat, Nov 10, 12:18 PM GMT+2 · 13110 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
6. 2.79 km SW of Soma, TurkeySun, Nov 11, 11:51 AM GMT+2 · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.59 km NE of K?n?k, TurkeyMon, Nov 12, 12:47 PM GMT+2 · 13108 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
8. 2.78 km WSW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyTue, Nov 13, 11:56 AM GMT+2 · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.78 km NW of K?n?k, TurkeyThu, Nov 15, 11:54 AM GMT+2 · 13105 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.68 km ENE of K?n?k, TurkeyThu, Nov 15, 3:51 PM GMT+2 · 13105 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
11. 2.79 km E of K?n?k, TurkeySun, Nov 18, 4:16 PM GMT+2 · 13102 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.77 km NE of Zeytinda?, TurkeyThu, Nov 22, 12:56 PM GMT+2 · 13098 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
13. 2.39 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Nov 22, 1:19 PM GMT+2 · 13098 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
14. 2.49 km SW of Soma, TurkeySat, Nov 24, 12:01 PM GMT+2 · 13096 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
15. 3.111 km N of Karaburun, TurkeySun, Nov 25, 3:44 AM GMT+2 · 13096 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.79 km SW of Soma, TurkeyThu, Nov 29, 2:46 PM GMT+2 · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
17. 3.44 km SW of Torbal?, TurkeyFri, Nov 30, 4:45 AM GMT+2 · 13091 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
18. 3.615 km N of Karaburun, TurkeyFri, Nov 30, 8:59 PM GMT+2 · 13090 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
19. 3.89 km SSW of Menderes, TurkeySun, Dec 2, 2:38 AM GMT+2 · 13089 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
20. 3.112 km SW of Menderes, TurkeySun, Dec 2, 2:58 AM GMT+2 · 13089 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
21. 2.413 km N of K?n?k, TurkeySun, Dec 2, 11:28 AM GMT+2 · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
22. 2.411 km WSW of Soma, TurkeySun, Dec 2, 3:48 PM GMT+2 · 13088 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
23. 3.17 km ENE of Míthymna, GreeceSun, Dec 9, 3:29 PM GMT+2 · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.9Western TurkeyMon, Dec 10, 10:52 AM GMT+2 · 13080 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
25. 3.411 km NW of Oinoússes, GreeceTue, Dec 11, 6:59 AM GMT+2 · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
26. 2.710 km SSW of Soma, TurkeyTue, Dec 11, 12:21 PM GMT+2 · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
27. 3.04 km ESE of Foça, TurkeyTue, Dec 11, 11:28 PM GMT+2 · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
28. 2.810 km NE of Saruhanl?, TurkeyWed, Dec 12, 10:44 AM GMT+2 · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
29. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, TurkeyWed, Dec 19, 12:43 PM GMT+2 · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
30. 2.93 km E of Behram, TurkeyFri, Dec 21, 7:12 AM GMT+2 · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
31. 3.25 km W of Saruhanl?, TurkeyFri, Dec 21, 10:19 PM GMT+2 · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
32. 2.87 km ESE of Saruhanl?, TurkeyFri, Dec 21, 10:29 PM GMT+2 · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
33. 2.88 km ESE of Polichnítos, GreeceSat, Dec 22, 11:49 AM GMT+2 · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
34. 2.210 km SSW of Soma, TurkeyMon, Dec 24, 12:11 PM GMT+2 · 13066 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
35. 2.96 km WNW of Saruhanl?, TurkeyMon, Dec 24, 1:09 PM GMT+2 · 13066 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
36. 3.11 km W of Foça, TurkeyMon, Dec 24, 9:03 PM GMT+2 · 13066 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
37. 3.019 km NW of Foça, TurkeyWed, Dec 26, 5:35 AM GMT+2 · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

Before

1. 2.89 km E of K?n?k, TurkeyWed, Oct 31, 2:18 PM GMT+2 · 13120 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.810 km E of Behram, TurkeyMon, Oct 29, 1:24 PM GMT+2 · 13122 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
3. 4.05 km NNW of Psará, GreeceThu, Oct 25, 4:32 PM GMT+2 · 13126 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.510 km W of Soma, TurkeySat, Oct 20, 11:35 AM GMT+2 · 13131 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
5. 4.018 km SW of Menemen, TurkeyFri, Oct 19, 6:12 AM GMT+2 · 13132 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
6. 2.912 km ENE of Zeytinda?, TurkeyThu, Oct 18, 5:35 PM GMT+2 · 13133 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
7. 2.210 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyThu, Oct 18, 3:18 PM GMT+2 · 13133 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.615 km E of Zeytinda?, TurkeyThu, Oct 18, 6:41 AM GMT+2 · 13133 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
9. 2.87 km E of Zeytinda?, TurkeyThu, Oct 18, 5:58 AM GMT+2 · 13133 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
10. 2.59 km SW of Soma, TurkeyWed, Oct 17, 12:03 PM GMT+2 · 13134 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
11. 2.511 km W of Soma, TurkeySat, Oct 13, 2:51 PM GMT+2 · 13138 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.413 km SSW of Zeytinliova, TurkeySat, Oct 13, 2:52 AM GMT+2 · 13139 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.511 km S of Zeytinliova, TurkeyTue, Oct 9, 5:14 PM GMT+2 · 13142 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004gd7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.