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M3.8 earthquake 7 km NNW of ?zmir, Turkey

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of ?zmir, Turkey on Sun, Jun 16, 1991, 1:08 AM GMT+3 (22:08 UTC), 9 km (6 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
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-06-15 22:08:24 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.473° N, 27.089° 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 usp0004t06. 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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.45 km WNW of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.41 km NNE of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.31 km ENE of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.35 km WNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.37 km NW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.512 km NNE of ?zmir, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.85 km NE of K?n?k, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.83 km NNE of Marathókampos, Greece · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.87 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.83 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12887 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.521 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.910 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.014 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.82 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12880 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.83 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12880 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.74 km SE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12876 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.73 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 3.112 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 3.13 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.13 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.93 km ESE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12873 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.47 km WNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12873 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.73 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12872 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 3.617 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 12870 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.74 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 2.92 km SE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.83 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.55 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 2.52 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.75 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.85 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.75 km S of Soma, Turkey · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.95 km E of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 2.88 km ENE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 3.66 km WNW of Germencik, Turkey · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.911 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 3.37 km SW of Foça, Turkey · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.94 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12862 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 2.72 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12861 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 2.818 km E of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 3.311 km WNW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.72 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 12853 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.80 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 4.08 km SW of Foça, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 3.47 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 3.413 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 3.04 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.92 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12848 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.87 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 3.412 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 3.42 km W of Foça, Turkey · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.46 km W of ?zmir, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.93 km WSW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 18 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.64 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.93 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.73 km NW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.72 km NW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.24 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.55 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.64 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.69 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12897 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.52 km SE of Soma, Turkey · 12897 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.45 km W of Manisa, Turkey · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.40 km SE of Agiásos, Greece · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.53 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.98 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12901 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.46 km WNW of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 12902 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.66 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 12903 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.811 km NE of K?n?k, Turkey · 12903 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.05 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 3.815 km NNE of Urla, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004t06. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.