M4.9 earthquake 9 km N of Buldan, Turkey
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 9 km N of Buldan, Turkey on Tue, Jan 23, 2007, 11:22 PM GMT+2 (21:22 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (Mwc, centroid moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-01-23 21:22:00 UTC
- Depth
- 26.6 km (16.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.133° N, 28.820° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | Mwc, centroid moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 4.9 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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 usp000f3er. 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.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 301°, dip 28°, rake -103°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 136°, dip 63°, rake -83°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 49°
- Stations used
- 119
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.39 km NNW of Buldan, Turkey · 7191 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.76 km NW of Buldan, Turkey · 7190 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.44 km SSE of ?sabeyli, Turkey · 7187 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.98 km E of Buldan, Turkey · 7137 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f3er (also filed as gcmtc200701232122a, gcmt20070123212200). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.