Turkey earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 3 km WSW of ?zmir, Turkey

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of ?zmir, Turkey on Sun, Jun 16, 1991, 12:33 AM GMT+3 (21:33 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 8 km SW of Foça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-06-15 21:33:17 UTC
Depth
18.3 km (11.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.406° N, 27.096° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Izmir.

From the USGS event page for usp0004t02. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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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: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.46 km W of ?zmir, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.87 km NNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.45 km WNW of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.41 km NNE of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.31 km ENE of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.35 km WNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.37 km NW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.512 km NNE of ?zmir, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.85 km NE of K?n?k, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.83 km NNE of Marathókampos, Greece · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.87 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.83 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.521 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 12885 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.910 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.014 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.82 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.83 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.74 km SE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.73 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12877 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.112 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 12877 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.13 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12876 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.13 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.93 km ESE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12875 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.47 km WNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.73 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 3.617 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 12871 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.74 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12869 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 2.92 km SE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12868 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.83 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12868 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.55 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12868 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.52 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.75 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.85 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.75 km S of Soma, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 2.95 km E of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.88 km ENE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 3.66 km WNW of Germencik, Turkey · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.911 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 3.37 km SW of Foça, Turkey · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.94 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.72 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 3.311 km WNW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.72 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 12855 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.80 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12853 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 4.08 km SW of Foça, Turkey · 12852 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 3.47 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 12852 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 3.413 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12852 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 3.04 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12852 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 2.92 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 2.87 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12849 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 3.412 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12849 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 3.42 km W of Foça, Turkey · 12848 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.64 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.93 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.73 km NW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.72 km NW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.24 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.55 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12897 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.64 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.69 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12899 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.52 km SE of Soma, Turkey · 12899 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.45 km W of Manisa, Turkey · 12899 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.40 km SE of Agiásos, Greece · 12901 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.53 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12902 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.98 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12903 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.46 km WNW of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.66 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 12904 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.811 km NE of K?n?k, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.05 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.815 km NNE of Urla, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.410 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.07 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004t02. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.