M3.1 earthquake 16 km W of Urla, Turkey
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 16 km W of Urla, Turkey on Fri, Aug 3, 1990, 7:58 AM GMT+3 (04:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km ESE of Menemen, 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
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-08-03 04:58:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.314° N, 26.574° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.612 km ESE of Menemen, Turkey · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.512 km E of Menemen, Turkey · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.612 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 13180 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.512 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 13172 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.48 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13155 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004cwr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.