M3.8 earthquake 10 km WSW of Akhisar, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 km WSW of Akhisar, Turkey on Sun, Jul 29, 2007, 9:29 PM GMT+3 (18:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 15 km NW of Bal?kesir, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-29 18:29:49 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.900° N, 27.727° 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 usp000fhcm. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 168°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.214 km SSE of Loutrá, Greece · 7002 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.68 km E of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 6981 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.411 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 6957 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.56 km SE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 6950 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.915 km NW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 6947 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fhcm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC.