M3.5 earthquake 7 km SSW of Urla, Turkey
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Urla, Turkey on Sat, Sep 14, 1991, 9:58 PM GMT+3 (18:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 13 km SE of Vathý, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-09-14 18:58:25 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.264° N, 26.726° 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
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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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004wmu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.