Turkey earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 10 km NW of Tavas, Turkey

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Tavas, Turkey on Sat, Jul 27, 1991, 2:59 PM GMT+3 (11:59 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km SW of Tefenni, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-07-27 11:59:32 UTC
Depth
0.1 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.649° N, 29.007° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.84 km SW of Tefenni, Turkey · 12852 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 4.25 km SW of Tefenni, Turkey · 12852 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 4.01 km WNW of Tefenni, Turkey · 12852 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.412 km SW of Tefenni, Turkey · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.521 km NE of Karg?, Turkey · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.925 km WSW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.827 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12849 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.816 km WNW of Ye?ilova, Turkey · 12852 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.73 km WSW of Tefenni, Turkey · 12852 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.15 km ENE of Honaz, Turkey · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.111 km NNE of Honaz, Turkey · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.2Western Turkey · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.48 km NNE of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12877 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.24 km NNE of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.6Western Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.312 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.27 km N of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.25 km NW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.07 km N of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.420 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004upm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.