M3.0 earthquake Western Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Tue, Apr 16, 1991, 3:15 PM GMT+3 (12:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km WNW of Agía Marína, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-04-16 12:15:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.626° N, 27.042° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.912 km W of Özdere, Turkey · 12952 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.015 km WNW of Agía Marína, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.15 km SE of Torbal?, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.815 km NNE of Urla, Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.46 km WNW of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 12902 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004qdk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.