Turkey earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km SE of Torbal?, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Torbal?, Turkey on Sun, May 12, 1991, 6:40 AM GMT+3 (03:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 3 km WSW of ?zmir, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-12 03:40:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.125° N, 27.408° 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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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.36 km WNW of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.76 km NE of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.95 km ENE of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.49 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.115 km SE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12910 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.815 km NNE of Urla, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.46 km WNW of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.45 km W of Manisa, Turkey · 12899 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.24 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.93 km WSW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.46 km W of ?zmir, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.87 km NNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.45 km WNW of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.41 km NNE of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.31 km ENE of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.35 km WNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.512 km NNE of ?zmir, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.83 km NNE of Marathókampos, Greece · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.521 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 12885 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.910 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.014 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 3.13 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 3.47 km WNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 3.617 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 12871 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.715 km SW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.39 km NE of Çe?me, Turkey · 12935 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.410 km NNE of Menemen, Turkey · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.211 km NW of Kiraz, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.24 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.314 km NNW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.39 km N of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.49 km NNE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.912 km W of Özdere, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.0Western Turkey · 12955 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.37 km NE of Söke, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rhk. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.