Turkey earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 11 km SSE of Foça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Foça, Turkey on Wed, Feb 27, 1991, 1:30 AM GMT+2 (23:30 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-26 23:30:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.571° N, 26.796° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

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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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.50 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.65 km WNW of Soma, Turkey · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.59 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.00 km W of Foça, Turkey · 12982 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.64 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 12964 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.55 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12961 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.72 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12961 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.211 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.76 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.76 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.64 km S of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.56 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.71 km SSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.55 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.67 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.7Western Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.70 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.510 km E of K?n?k, Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.912 km W of Özdere, Turkey · 12952 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 4.48 km NNE of Pámfila, Greece · 12952 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.47 km SSE of Kalloní, Greece · 12952 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 3.611 km NNE of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 3.49 km NE of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 3.511 km N of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 3.49 km NNE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 3.39 km N of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 3.39 km S of Ayval?k, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 3.69 km ESE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 3.17 km N of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.56 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.314 km NNW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12947 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 3.24 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12947 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 2.65 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.77 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.62 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.64 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12944 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.79 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12943 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 4.117 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.810 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.713 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 13004 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.75 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13005 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.77 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13006 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.311 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 13006 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.96 km S of Bergama, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.69 km ENE of K?n?k, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.75 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.211 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.518 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.615 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.419 km S of Eresós, Greece · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.215 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 13010 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 13010 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.76 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.64 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13014 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.8Near the coast of western Turkey · 13018 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.84 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.625 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004nf6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.