Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 22 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey on Fri, Oct 12, 1990, 10:50 AM GMT+2 (08:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 37 km N of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1990-10-12 08:50:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.403° N, 25.875° 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.

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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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.311 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 13132 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.018 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 13122 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.130 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 13122 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.916 km N of Geyikli, Turkey · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.422 km S of Enez, Turkey · 13105 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.437 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 13101 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 2.124 km WSW of Çan, Turkey · 13140 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.211 km E of Samothráki, Greece · 13141 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.936 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13143 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.129 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13143 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.533 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13143 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.733 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13143 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.730 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.234 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13144 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.034 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.313 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 13147 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.918 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 13148 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.730 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 13148 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.627 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13154 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fnm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.