Turkey earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 11 km N of Turgut, Turkey

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 11 km N of Turgut, Turkey on Wed, Dec 5, 1990, 7:46 PM GMT+2 (17:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 22 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-12-05 17:46:49 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.477° N, 28.049° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.85 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 13084 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.09 km SW of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 13077 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.18 km N of Kö?k, Turkey · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.812 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.412 km WSW of Davutlar, Turkey · 13053 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.03 km NE of Merkezefendi, Turkey · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.222 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey · 13036 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.44 km SW of Torbal?, Turkey · 13092 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.58 km NNW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 13100 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.819 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 13103 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.820 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 13104 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004hse. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC.