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M4.1 earthquake 17 km SSW of Foça, Turkey

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 17 km SSW of Foça, Turkey on Wed, Feb 27, 1991, 12:30 AM GMT+2 (22:30 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 8 km NNE of Pámfila, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-26 22:30:48 UTC
Depth
22.8 km (14.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.516° N, 26.713° 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 Manisa, Turkey.

From the USGS event page for usp0004nf4. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.611 km SSE of Foça, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.59 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.00 km W of Foça, Turkey · 12982 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.64 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 12964 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.211 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.76 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.510 km E of K?n?k, Turkey · 12955 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.912 km W of Özdere, Turkey · 12952 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.48 km NNE of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.47 km SSE of Kalloní, Greece · 12951 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.611 km NNE of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.49 km NE of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.511 km N of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.49 km NNE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.39 km N of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.39 km S of Ayval?k, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.69 km ESE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.17 km N of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.314 km NNW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12947 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.24 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12947 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.79 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12942 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.810 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.713 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 13004 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.77 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13005 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.311 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 13006 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.96 km S of Bergama, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.69 km ENE of K?n?k, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.211 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.518 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.615 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.419 km S of Eresós, Greece · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.215 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 13010 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 13010 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.625 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 13017 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.610 km WNW of Foça, Turkey · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.013 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 13024 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.96 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13024 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.37 km NW of Turgutlu, Turkey · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004nf4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.