M3.8 earthquake 12 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey on Sun, Nov 17, 1991, 2:00 AM GMT+2 (00:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 14 km ESE of Foça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-11-17 00:00:15 UTC
- Depth
- 7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.743° N, 26.478° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.8Near the coast of western Turkey · 12733 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.421 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 12712 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.35 km SW of Menemen, Turkey · 12700 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.114 km ESE of Foça, Turkey · 12683 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004z82. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC.