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M3.9 earthquake 12 km WSW of Emet, Turkey

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 12 km WSW of Emet, Turkey on Sun, May 30, 1993, 6:42 PM GMT+3 (15:42 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1993-05-30 15:42:29 UTC
Depth
16.9 km (10.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.296° N, 29.130° 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 Kutahya.

From the USGS event page for usp0005ts2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 123.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005ts2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:05 PM UTC.