M3.5 earthquake 6 km N of Göcek, Turkey
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 6 km N of Göcek, Turkey on Wed, May 22, 1991, 4:31 PM GMT+3 (13:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 27 km SW of Sarigerme, 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
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-05-22 13:31:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.810° N, 28.942° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.41 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.515 km WNW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12914 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.631 km SW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 12913 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.612 km WSW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.827 km SW of Sarigerme, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.713 km SW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.814 km WNW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.613 km NNE of Karg?, Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.526 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 12903 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.37 km SW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12899 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.413 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 12899 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.210 km SW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.28 km SSW of Mu?la, Turkey · 12897 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.57 km NNE of Karg?, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.48 km SSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.713 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.615 km WNW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.312 km WNW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.420 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.07 km N of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.25 km NW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.27 km N of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.312 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.6Western Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.24 km NNE of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.48 km NNE of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12877 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
Before
- 3.23 km SW of Yaniklar, Turkey · 12920 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.46 km WNW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.421 km S of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.68 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12943 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.64 km WNW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12944 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.510 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12947 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rz1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.