Very strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - 27 km southwest of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey, on Friday, November 6, 1992 at 19:08 GMT
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Very strong magnitude 6.1 earthquake at 17 km depth
1 Jan 00:00 UTC: First to report: USGS after 30 seconds.
Magnitude: 6.1
Depth: 17.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.16°N / 26.998°E
(İzmir, Turkey)Antipode: 38.16°S / 153.002°W
Nearest volcano: Akyarlar (134 km / 83 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
15 km (9 mi) ESE of Seferihisar (İzmir) (pop: 19,600) --> See nearby quakes!
16 km (10 mi) SW of Menderes (İzmir) (pop: 22,000) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) SSW of Karabağlar (İzmir) (pop: 458,000) --> See nearby quakes!
27 km (17 mi) SE of Urla (İzmir) (pop: 45,200) --> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) SSW of Izmir (İzmir) (pop: 2,500,600) --> See nearby quakes!
32 km (20 mi) W of Torbalı (İzmir) (pop: 50,300) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) NW of Selcuk (İzmir) (pop: 29,100) --> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) NW of Kusadasi (Aydın) (pop: 63,200) --> See nearby quakes!
47 km (29 mi) SW of Kemalpaşa (İzmir) (pop: 30,400) --> See nearby quakes!
542 km (337 mi) WSW of Ankara (pop: 3,517,200) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 8.9 x 1013 joules (24.8 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 21301 tons of TNT or 1.3 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 6.1 | 17 km | near the coast of western Turkey | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (147 quakes)
Date and time | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
| May 1, 1993 21:29 29 years ago | 3.2 10 km | Turkey, 22 km N of Agios Nikolaos Island, Samos, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Apr 30, 1993 15:42 29 years ago | 3.8 10 km | Agios Nikolaos, 37 km W of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Apr 30, 1993 14:56 29 years ago | 3.8 10 km | 24 km N of Samos Island, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Apr 30, 1993 14:20 29 years ago | 3.4 10 km | 40 km S of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Apr 30, 1993 14:18 29 years ago | 3.5 10 km | Turkey, 23 km N of Agios Nikolaos Island, Samos, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Apr 30, 1993 14:09 29 years ago | 3.8 10 km | 16 km N of Karlovassi, Samos, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Apr 30, 1993 11:45 29 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 16 km SE of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Apr 23, 1993 04:00 29 years ago | 3.0 10 km | 24 km NE of Söke, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Apr 16, 1993 09:31 29 years ago | 3.3 5 km | İzmir, 16 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Apr 4, 1993 06:53 29 years ago | 3.5 5 km | 5.9 km NE of Karlovassi, Samos, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Feb 27, 1993 08:49 29 years ago | 3.0 10 km | 14 km NE of Torbalı, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Feb 19, 1993 19:39 29 years ago | 3.0 10 km | 13 km N of Karlovassi, Samos, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Feb 19, 1993 19:27 29 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 16 km N of Karlovassi, Samos, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Feb 19, 1993 17:45 29 years ago | 3.0 10 km | 22 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Feb 11, 1993 09:48 29 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 35 km S of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Feb 6, 1993 03:48 29 years ago | 3.0 10 km | 10.4 km NW of Torbalı, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Feb 5, 1993 12:35 29 years ago | 3.1 10 km | Saint John Island, 5.2 km E of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Feb 4, 1993 14:14 29 years ago | 3.5 10 km | Agios Nikolaos, Greece, 26 km W of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Feb 4, 1993 10:16 29 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 9.3 km SW of Menderes, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Feb 4, 1993 10:05 29 years ago | 3.3 10 km | Nisida Strongylo, 7 km W of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Feb 4, 1993 10:01 29 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 10.3 km SW of Menderes, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Feb 3, 1993 16:18 29 years ago | 3.3 10 km | Yılan Adası, 16 km SW of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Feb 3, 1993 08:44 29 years ago | 3.3 10 km | Saint John Island, 9.7 km NE of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Jan 31, 1993 02:49 29 years ago | 3.0 10 km | Yılan Adası, 10.6 km SW of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Jan 28, 1993 17:01 29 years ago | 3.1 10 km | Hekim Adasi, 12 km NW of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Jan 27, 1993 08:08 29 years ago | 3.1 10 km | 5.2 km N of Torbalı, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Jan 27, 1993 05:29 29 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 9.9 km S of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Jan 26, 1993 19:27 29 years ago | 3.2 10 km | İzmir, 25 km N of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Jan 26, 1993 08:14 29 years ago | 3.4 10 km | İzmir, 30 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Jan 24, 1993 04:36 29 years ago | 3.2 10 km | Yılan Adası, 4.3 km S of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Jan 22, 1993 01:35 29 years ago | 3.6 10 km | 22 km NW of Aydin, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Jan 20, 1993 04:00 29 years ago | 4.1 9.7 km | İzmir, 33 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Jan 17, 1993 09:19 29 years ago | 3.9 10 km | 11 km SW of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Jan 10, 1993 00:09 29 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 35 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Jan 9, 1993 02:29 29 years ago | 3.0 10 km | Agios Nikolaos, Greece, 33 km W of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Jan 1, 1993 20:49 29 years ago | 3.1 10 km | Yılan Adası, 3 km N of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Jan 1, 1993 14:25 29 years ago | 3.1 10 km | 5.8 km SW of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 31, 1992 18:43 29 years ago | 3.6 10 km | 32 km S of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 30, 1992 16:06 29 years ago | 3.5 10 km | Saint John Island, 14 km NE of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 27, 1992 15:01 29 years ago | 3.0 5 km | 5.6 km SE of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 27, 1992 14:57 29 years ago | 3.2 5 km | 6 km SW of Kemalpaşa, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 27, 1992 08:43 29 years ago | 3.4 5 km | 0.3 km SW of Menderes, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 24, 1992 03:19 29 years ago | 3.4 10 km | 16 km S of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 19, 1992 19:54 29 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 11 km N of Karlovassi, Samos, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Dec 19, 1992 11:48 29 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 14 km NE of Karlovassi, Samos, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Dec 18, 1992 16:58 29 years ago | 3.2 10 km | Agios Nikolaos, Greece, 32 km W of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Dec 16, 1992 16:21 29 years ago | 2.6 10 km | Western Turkey | More |
| Dec 13, 1992 17:01 29 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 16 km NW of Karlovassi, Samos, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Dec 11, 1992 19:12 29 years ago | 3.6 10 km | 3.7 km S of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 10, 1992 10:17 29 years ago | 4.1 10 km | 19 km S of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 10, 1992 03:02 29 years ago | 3.7 8.3 km | 17 km SE of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 8, 1992 08:44 29 years ago | 3.5 10 km | Saint John Island, 15 km W of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 6, 1992 16:26 29 years ago | 3.4 10 km | 16 km S of Menderes, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 5, 1992 21:59 29 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 29 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Dec 5, 1992 21:46 29 years ago | 3.1 10 km | İzmir, 21 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Dec 5, 1992 20:02 29 years ago | 3.1 10 km | Nisida Strongylo, Greece, 22 km W of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Dec 5, 1992 19:04 29 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 31 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Dec 5, 1992 06:35 29 years ago | 3.7 10 km | 9.2 km S of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 5, 1992 06:26 29 years ago | 4.2 10 km | 18 km SE of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Dec 3, 1992 02:19 29 years ago | 2.7 10 km | 19 km SE of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 29, 1992 02:08 29 years ago | 3.1 10 km | 8.6 km S of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 27, 1992 20:18 29 years ago | 3.1 5 km | İzmir, 28 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 27, 1992 16:57 29 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 19 km SW of Torbalı, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 26, 1992 16:42 29 years ago | 3.5 10 km | Saint John Island, 13 km SE of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 25, 1992 03:41 29 years ago | 2.3 10 km | Near the Coast of Western Turkey | More |
| Nov 24, 1992 22:11 29 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 10.3 km SW of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 24, 1992 02:06 29 years ago | 2.2 10 km | Near the Coast of Western Turkey | More |
| Nov 23, 1992 16:16 29 years ago | 3.1 10 km | Yılan Adası, 2.1 km W of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 22, 1992 07:12 29 years ago | 3.1 10 km | 11 km SE of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 21, 1992 23:35 30 years ago | 2.9 10 km | 20 km S of Menderes, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 19, 1992 18:07 30 years ago | 4.0 10 km | 17 km S of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 18, 1992 02:22 30 years ago | 2.9 10 km | Nisida Strongylo, Greece, 13 km W of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 15, 1992 19:17 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 11 km SE of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 14, 1992 13:57 30 years ago | 3.0 10 km | 35 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 14, 1992 10:36 30 years ago | 3.1 5 km | 19 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 14, 1992 03:58 30 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 12 km SW of Torbalı, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 13, 1992 18:22 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 12 km SE of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 12, 1992 01:17 30 years ago | 3.2 5 km | 25 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 11, 1992 21:25 30 years ago | 3.0 10 km | 15 km SE of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 11, 1992 20:35 30 years ago | 3.1 5 km | İzmir, 26 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 11, 1992 18:22 30 years ago | 3.1 5 km | İzmir, 23 km N of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 11, 1992 14:54 30 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 8.9 km W of Torbalı, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 11, 1992 06:26 30 years ago | 3.4 5 km | 31 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 11, 1992 02:40 30 years ago | 3.3 5 km | Nisida Strongylo, 8.6 km SW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 11, 1992 00:26 30 years ago | 3.1 10 km | 14 km S of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 10, 1992 23:46 30 years ago | 3.5 10 km | 18 km S of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 10, 1992 15:52 30 years ago | 3.9 10 km | 33 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 10, 1992 15:46 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 26 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 9, 1992 05:15 30 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 10 km N of Karlovassi, Samos, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Nov 9, 1992 02:08 30 years ago | 3.1 10 km | 25 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 9, 1992 01:09 30 years ago | 3.2 10 km | Saint John Island, 18 km SW of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 9, 1992 00:46 30 years ago | 3.3 5 km | 38 km W of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 23:46 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | Nisida Strongylo, 25 km W of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 22:36 30 years ago | 3.1 10 km | 25 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 21:11 30 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 24 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 19:28 30 years ago | 3.6 11 km | 8.5 km SE of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 18:21 30 years ago | 3.9 13 km | 8.3 km E of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 16:16 30 years ago | 3.4 5 km | Nisida Strongylo, 27 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 15:35 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 19 km S of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 14:26 30 years ago | 3.8 14 km | 28 km S of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 12:44 30 years ago | 2.5 10 km | Western Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 11:30 30 years ago | 3.4 10 km | 11 km S of Menemen, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 09:32 30 years ago | 3.7 10 km | 16 km SE of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 08:16 30 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 36 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 03:54 30 years ago | 2.5 10 km | Western Turkey | More |
| Nov 8, 1992 00:46 30 years ago | 2.6 10 km | Western Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 23:29 30 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 33 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 20:53 30 years ago | 3.5 8 km | 4.5 km SE of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 20:39 30 years ago | 3.0 10 km | 29 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 16:46 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 13 km S of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 16:33 30 years ago | 3.5 10 km | 7.9 km S of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 13:52 30 years ago | 3.7 10 km | 29 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 11:17 30 years ago | 3.1 10 km | 37 km S of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 10:47 30 years ago | 3.0 5 km | İzmir, 25 km N of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 09:50 30 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 15 km S of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 09:30 30 years ago | 3.7 9.9 km | 14 km SE of Seferihisar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 06:16 30 years ago | 3.0 10 km | 5.1 km NE of Izmir, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 05:49 30 years ago | 3.0 10 km | 15 km SW of Menderes, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 05:00 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 12 km NW of Izmir, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 04:41 30 years ago | 3.7 23 km | 23 km SW of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 04:36 30 years ago | 3.8 10 km | 31 km S of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 04:15 30 years ago | 3.1 10 km | 11 km SW of Menderes, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 04:09 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | Saint John Island, 8.9 km NE of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 03:31 30 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 13 km SW of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 03:25 30 years ago | 4.2 56 km | 26 km SW of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 02:15 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | Saint John Island, 13 km W of Izmir, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 01:35 30 years ago | 3.2 5 km | Saint John Island, 15 km NE of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 01:32 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 11 km S of Kemalpaşa, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 01:14 30 years ago | 2.9 10 km | 10.2 km SW of Menderes, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 7, 1992 00:55 30 years ago | 3.2 10 km | 8 km S of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 23:49 30 years ago | 3.1 10 km | 8 km S of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 23:22 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 13 km SW of Menderes, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 22:59 30 years ago | 3.1 10 km | 10.2 km S of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 22:42 30 years ago | 2.5 10 km | Western Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 22:03 30 years ago | 3.8 8.7 km | 14 km SW of Menderes, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 21:51 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | 7 km NE of Izmir, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 21:45 30 years ago | 3.3 10 km | Saint John Island, 17 km NE of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 21:24 30 years ago | 3.7 10 km | 14 km SW of Menderes, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 21:19 30 years ago | 3.6 18 km | 9.6 km S of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 21:04 30 years ago | 3.6 10 km | 13 km SE of Menemen, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 20:33 30 years ago | 3.4 10 km | Yılan Adası, 8 km S of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 20:31 30 years ago | 3.5 10 km | 12 km SW of Menemen, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 20:05 30 years ago | 4.5 10 km | 25 km NW of Kusadasi, Aydın, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 19:48 30 years ago | 3.8 10 km | 12 km SE of Karabağlar, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 19:28 30 years ago | 3.8 10 km | Saint John Island, 5.8 km NW of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 19:22 30 years ago | 3.9 10 km | 5.4 km NE of Karlovassi, Samos, North Aegean, Greece | More |
| Nov 6, 1992 19:20 30 years ago | 3.6 10 km | Çırakan Adası, 33 km SW of Urla, İzmir, Turkey | More |
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