M3.4 earthquake 18 km S of Gökçeada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 18 km S of Gökçeada, Turkey on Fri, Jan 11, 1991, 9:53 PM GMT+2 (19:53 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 37 km N of Mýrina, Greece. 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
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-01-11 19:53:48 UTC
- Depth
- 12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.039° N, 25.896° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.133 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13040 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.540 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.419 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.224 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.7Western Turkey · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.917 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 13011 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.227 km WNW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.533 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 12999 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.737 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 12999 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004kj7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC.