Turkey earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 36 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 36 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey on Wed, Dec 23, 1992, 6:03 AM GMT+2 (04:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 Aegean Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1992-12-23 04:03:46 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.793° N, 25.649° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.217 km SE of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 12333 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.7Aegean Sea · 12326 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.7Aegean Sea · 12308 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.27 km ESE of Behram, Turkey · 12308 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.135 km SE of Mýrina, Greece · 12307 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.932 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 12294 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.140 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 12289 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.937 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 12280 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 3.3Aegean Sea · 12341 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.629 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 12342 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.534 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 12342 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.636 km WNW of Mýrina, Greece · 12342 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.416 km N of Kamariótissa, Greece · 12347 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.310 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 12352 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.111 km W of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 12352 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.026 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 12352 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.345 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 12366 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005jq2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:57 AM UTC.