M2.9 earthquake 5 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey on Mon, Nov 16, 1992, 4:57 PM GMT+2 (14:57 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 Aegean Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-11-16 14:57:05 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.247° N, 25.889° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.345 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 12366 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.026 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 12351 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.111 km W of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 12351 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.310 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 12351 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.416 km N of Kamariótissa, Greece · 12346 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.534 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 12342 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.629 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 12341 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.3Aegean Sea · 12340 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.436 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 12339 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.7Aegean Sea · 12325 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005gy2. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.