Turkey earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 6 km NW of Menderes, Turkey

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Menderes, Turkey on Sun, Jan 17, 1993, 11:19 AM GMT+2 (09:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 13 km WNW of Özdere, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1993-01-17 09:19:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.287° N, 27.072° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

Felt in the Izmir area.

From the USGS event page for usp0005kvr. 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

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.113 km WNW of Özdere, Turkey · 12311 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.610 km NNE of Germencik, Turkey · 12309 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.24 km SSE of Urla, Turkey · 12307 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.48 km NW of Özdere, Turkey · 12305 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.211 km NE of Özdere, Turkey · 12304 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.29 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 12304 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.15 km NNE of Torbal?, Turkey · 12304 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.112 km NNW of Urla, Turkey · 12302 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.90 km SW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12302 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.010 km SSW of Urla, Turkey · 12300 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.87 km S of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12298 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.17 km NW of K?n?k, Turkey · 12298 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.39 km NE of Urla, Turkey · 12297 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 3.314 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 12296 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.210 km SW of Menderes, Turkey · 12296 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.37 km WNW of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 12296 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.29 km SSW of Menderes, Turkey · 12296 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.510 km NNE of Kokkári, Greece · 12296 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.610 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12295 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.15 km ENE of Urla, Turkey · 12295 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 3.010 km WNW of Torbal?, Turkey · 12294 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.76 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12293 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.78 km SW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12293 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.712 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12292 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.710 km SW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12290 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 3.323 km SSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 12289 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.7Western Turkey · 12289 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.2Western Turkey · 12289 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.73 km ENE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12287 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.78 km NE of K?n?k, Turkey · 12286 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 2.75 km NW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12285 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.86 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12285 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  33. 2.711 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12283 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.86 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12281 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 3.05 km WSW of Özdere, Turkey · 12280 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 3.315 km N of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 12280 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 3.013 km N of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 12280 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.75 km NE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12280 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.93 km NNW of Akhisar, Turkey · 12279 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.611 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12279 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 2.85 km NW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12279 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.72 km WSW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12277 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 3.56 km SSE of Akhisar, Turkey · 12276 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 3.012 km W of Bay?nd?r, Turkey · 12273 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 3.44 km SE of Ahmetli, Turkey · 12272 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 2.78 km WNW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12271 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 3.119 km S of Plomári, Greece · 12270 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.81 km S of Kaymakç?, Turkey · 12270 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.612 km NW of Kiraz, Turkey · 12270 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.113 km NNE of Ödemi?, Turkey · 12269 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 3.315 km SSW of Salihli, Turkey · 12263 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 3.05 km WSW of Kaymakç?, Turkey · 12259 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.89 km SE of K?n?k, Turkey · 12257 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 2.75 km W of Akhisar, Turkey · 12257 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.77 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12255 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.611 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.320 km W of Özdere, Turkey · 12321 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.08 km N of Kokkári, Greece · 12322 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.85 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12322 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.58 km ESE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12323 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.711 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12323 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.511 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 12323 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.77 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12324 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.88 km NW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12326 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.12 km N of Seferihisar, Turkey · 12329 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.15 km SSW of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 12330 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.621 km SSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 12330 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.513 km ENE of Urla, Turkey · 12331 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 3.05 km SSE of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 12334 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 3.26 km SSW of Kemalpa?a, Turkey · 12334 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.40 km WSW of Menderes, Turkey · 12335 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.86 km WSW of K?n?k, Turkey · 12336 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.415 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 12338 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.76 km NW of K?n?k, Turkey · 12338 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.211 km N of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 12342 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.715 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 12343 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005kvr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:23 AM UTC.