Turkey earthquakes

M6.1 earthquake 14 km ESE of Seferihisar, Turkey

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Seferihisar, Turkey on Fri, Nov 6, 1992, 9:08 PM GMT+2 (19:08 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.1 (Mwb, body-wave moment), strong
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Fri, Nov 6, 1992, 9:08 PM GMT+2
UTC: 1992-11-06 19:08:09 UTC
Depth: 17.2 km (10.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 38.160° N, 26.998° E
Region: Turkey
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
6.1	Mwb, body-wave moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
6.04	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1
6.0	Mwc, centroid moment	Global CMT project	Preliminary
6.48	Me, energy	Choy, USGS energy magnitude	Reviewed

What happened

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

Some damage in the Doganbey area, Turkey. Felt strongly at Izmir, Turkey. FAULT PLANE SOLUTION: P-Waves NP1:Strike=135 Dip=80 Slip=0 NP2:Strike=225 Dip=90 Slip=190 Principal Axes: (T) Plg=7 Azm=360 (P) Plg=7 Azm=90 Comment: The focal mechanism is moderately well controlled and corresponds to strike-slip faulting with a small reverse component. The preferred fault plane is not determined. RADIATED ENERGY No. of sta: 7 Focal mech. F Energy 1.3+0.2*10**14 Nm MOMENT TENSOR SOLUTION Dep 35 No. of sta: 8 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**18 Nm Mrr=0.14 Mtt=1.40 Mff=-1.54 Mrt=0.09 Mrf=-0.03 Mtf=-0.61 Principal axes: (T) Val=1.52 Plg=4 Azm=11 (N) Val=0.14 Plg=86 Azm=185 (P) Val=-1.66 Plg=0 Azm=281 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.6*10**18 NP1:Strike=56 Dip=87 Slip=178 NP2:Strike=146 Dip=88 Slip=3 CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 40S, 97C M.W.: 28S, 48C Centroid Location: Origin Time 19:08:13.2 0.2 Lat 37.84N 0.01 Lon 26.98E 0.02 Dep 24.5 1.1 Half-duration 2.9 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**18 Nm Mrr=-0.42 0.01 Mtt=1.46 0.02 Mff=-1.03 0.01 Mrt=0.24 0.05 Mrf=0.12 0.04 Mtf=-0.59 0.01 Principal Axes: (T) Val=1.61 Plg=6 Azm=12 (N) Val=-0.41 Plg=76 Azm=258 (P) Val=-1.20 Plg=13 Azm=104 Best Double Couple:Mo=1.4*10**18 NP1:Strike=147 Dip=77 Slip=-5 NP2:Strike=238 Dip=85 Slip=-167

From the USGS event page for usp0005gdt. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 22.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.0 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 109.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005gdt (also filed as choy19921106190809, gcmtc110692f, gcmt19921106190808, atlas19921106190809, iscgem261332). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.