M3.3 earthquake 9 km ENE of Buldan, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Buldan, Turkey on Wed, Apr 17, 1991, 7:54 PM GMT+3 (16:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 14 km ESE of Demirci, 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
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-04-17 16:54:31 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.081° N, 28.930° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.614 km ESE of Demirci, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.017 km SSW of Demirci, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.211 km NW of Kiraz, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.32 km SSE of Honaz, Turkey · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.811 km S of Demirci, Turkey · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.55 km SW of Selendi, Turkey · 12901 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004qex. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:27 AM UTC.