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M2.6 earthquake 9 km S of Balya, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km S of Balya, Turkey on Sat, Dec 15, 1990, 2:13 PM GMT+2 (12:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-12-15 12:13:04 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.668° N, 27.590° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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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: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13072 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.713 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13071 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.413 km SW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 13070 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.1Western Turkey · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.110 km NE of Erdek, Turkey · 13069 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.420 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.20 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13068 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.58 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.16 km SSW of Gönen, Turkey · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.210 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13067 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.36 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13066 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.53 km SE of Soma, Turkey · 13066 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.216 km SW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.12 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13065 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.12 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.24 km SE of Soma, Turkey · 13064 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.32 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.56 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.55 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13063 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 2.57 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 2.29 km NNE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13059 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.821 km WNW of Yenice, Turkey · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.815 km NNW of Manyas, Turkey · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.611 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 3.216 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13056 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.62 km SSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 2.74 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.810 km NNW of Manyas, Turkey · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 3.015 km NNW of Manyas, Turkey · 13053 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.86 km ENE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13053 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.64 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13052 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.710 km E of K?n?k, Turkey · 13051 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.67 km W of Soma, Turkey · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 3.210 km ESE of Çan, Turkey · 13050 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.4Western Turkey · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 2.65 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.910 km SW of Akhisar, Turkey · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.6Western Turkey · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 2.516 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.65 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 2.41 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 2.46 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.42 km E of Soma, Turkey · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.46 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.77 km SW of Akhisar, Turkey · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 3.011 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.74 km S of Soma, Turkey · 13046 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 2.511 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.95 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13043 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.63 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.813 km WSW of Manyas, Turkey · 13041 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.75 km SE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 13041 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.620 km N of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 4.09 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13040 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.714 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.87 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13039 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.820 km NE of Biga, Turkey · 13036 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 2.89 km S of Akhisar, Turkey · 13035 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  60. 3.012 km NE of Biga, Turkey · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.32 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13076 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.516 km NW of Soma, Turkey · 13076 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.78 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13078 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.29 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.810 km NE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.39 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.710 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13079 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.71 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13080 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.37 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13080 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.417 km WSW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.819 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 1.9Western Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.717 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.810 km S of Balya, Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.24 km SE of Soma, Turkey · 13081 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.38 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13082 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.21 km NW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 13082 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.013 km SSW of Gönen, Turkey · 13082 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.320 km NNW of Gönen, Turkey · 13084 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.42 km S of Soma, Turkey · 13085 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004j62. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.