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M3.8 earthquake 18 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 18 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey on Wed, Jan 12, 2005, 5:53 PM GMT+2 (15:53 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 5 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-12 15:53:03 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.280° N, 27.830° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

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

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000dd65. 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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Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.35 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7932 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.717 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 7932 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.18 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7932 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.823 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7931 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.719 km SSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 7929 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.013 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7929 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.39 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7927 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.511 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7926 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 4.07 km NE of Menemen, Turkey · 7924 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.015 km E of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 7917 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.01 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7888 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.816 km SW of Gördes, Turkey · 7888 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.310 km ESE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7886 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.016 km ENE of Menemen, Turkey · 7886 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.45 km SE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.47 km SSE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7885 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 4.021 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7933 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.15 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 7940 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.46 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 7940 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dd65. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:36 AM UTC.