M4.8 earthquake 26 km NNE of Durusu, Turkey
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 26 km NNE of Durusu, Turkey on Sun, Dec 12, 1993, 7:21 PM GMT+2 (17:21 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1993-12-12 17:21:26 UTC
- Depth
- 27.6 km (17.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.514° N, 28.823° 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 Istanbul and Marmara.
From the USGS event page for usp000651y. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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 1.8 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.813 km ENE of Durusu, Turkey · 11964 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.723 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 11962 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.81 km SSE of Selimpa?a, Turkey · 11958 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.83 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 11958 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.02 km SSE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 11950 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.64 km WSW of Ba?ak?ehir, Turkey · 11942 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.71 km NW of Istanbul, Turkey · 11941 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.72 km W of Durusu, Turkey · 11941 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.50 km WSW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 11940 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000651y. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.