M3.8 earthquake 12 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 12 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey on Thu, Jan 3, 1991, 11:31 AM GMT+2 (09:31 UTC), 10 km (6 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-01-03 09:31:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.813° N, 28.083° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.910 km W of Émponas, Greece · 13054 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.222 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey · 13034 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.72 km SSE of Kremastí, Greece · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.914 km N of Dalyan, Turkey · 13012 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.85 km NW of Kremastí, Greece · 13001 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004k5b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 PM UTC.