M2.5 earthquake 11 km NW of Alpu, Turkey
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Alpu, Turkey on Tue, Oct 16, 1990, 5:48 AM GMT+2 (03:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 19 km ESE of Bozüyük, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-10-16 03:48:32 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.837° N, 30.864° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
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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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.419 km ESE of Bozüyük, Turkey · 13127 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.913 km SSW of Mihalgazi, Turkey · 13125 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.613 km N of Sevinç, Turkey · 13111 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.419 km NNW of Seben, Turkey · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004ftd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.