M3.3 earthquake 10 km W of Ku?adas?, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 10 km W of Ku?adas?, Turkey on Wed, Mar 21, 1990, 11:52 AM GMT+2 (09:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 Dodecanese Islands, Greece. 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
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-03-21 09:52:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.850° N, 27.143° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00046wc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:12 PM UTC.