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M3.6 earthquake 17 km SE of Demirci, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 17 km SE of Demirci, Turkey on Sat, Aug 3, 1991, 8:51 PM GMT+3 (17:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 17 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-08-03 17:51:26 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.959° N, 28.822° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Kutahya.

From the USGS event page for usp0004uye. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.017 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12808 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.218 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12848 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.92 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12849 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.926 km W of Emet, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.55 km WNW of ?lyasl?, Turkey · 12853 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.017 km SSE of Yenice, Turkey · 12854 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.72 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 12854 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.16 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.621 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.820 km SW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.118 km SW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.917 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.113 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.515 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.815 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.120 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 4.019 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12858 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.421 km W of Emet, Turkey · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.818 km E of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12859 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.024 km NNW of Simav, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.86 km W of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004uye. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.