Turkey earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km NNW of Balç?k, Turkey

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Balç?k, Turkey on Wed, May 15, 1991, 4:34 PM GMT+3 (13:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km NNE of Kullar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-15 13:34:38 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.937° N, 29.397° 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: 55 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.52 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.712 km N of Hamzabey, Turkey · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.68 km NE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.612 km E of Tacir, Turkey · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.78 km ENE of Kestel, Turkey · 12922 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.022 km N of A?va, Turkey · 12920 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.66 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12919 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.913 km N of Sapanca, Turkey · 12918 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.56 km NNE of ?i?li, Turkey · 12918 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.75 km E of Kestel, Turkey · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.62 km WNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.85 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.011 km ESE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 12915 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.72 km SSE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12914 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.61 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12912 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.61 km SSE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12911 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.56 km NNW of Ula?l?, Turkey · 12908 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.53 km W of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12908 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.55 km ENE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.82 km N of Köseköy, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.21 km NNE of Kullar, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.35 km E of Arnavutköy, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.46 km SW of Arnavutköy, Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 2.93 km SSE of Bahçecik, Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 2.9Western Turkey · 12903 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.412 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12901 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 2.612 km NNE of Köseköy, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 3.019 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 3.03 km SSW of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 2.63 km E of ?zmit, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 3.14 km W of Ata?ehir, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.78 km N of Esenyurt, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.73 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 2.77 km S of Adalar, Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.55 km N of Çatalca, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.82 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12888 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.913 km NNW of Kavakl?, Turkey · 12888 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 3.141 km SSW of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 12885 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 3.020 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 2.87 km NNW of Körfez, Turkey · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.926 km ENE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 3.037 km NE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 3.02 km SE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12880 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.49 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.47 km NNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.610 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.82 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 2.88 km NNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.84 km S of Narl?ca, Turkey · 12873 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  50. 2.69 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12868 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 2.62 km ENE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12868 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.80 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.98 km SW of Arnavutköy, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 3.23 km NNW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  55. 2.73 km N of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 3.118 km W of Mudanya, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.13 km NNE of Ula?l?, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.75 km E of Umurbey, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.91 km WNW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.86 km NNE of Esenyurt, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.418 km NE of Karacabey, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.60 km SE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.41 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.312 km NW of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.71 km WNW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.99 km SE of Kestel, Turkey · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.66 km SSE of Yalova, Turkey · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.724 km E of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.66 km WNW of Yeniköy, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.74 km SW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.26 km ESE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.96 km ENE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.17 km NNE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.63 km ESE of Gebze, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.51 km W of Çatalca, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

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