Turkey earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 1 km NW of Balç?k, Turkey

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Balç?k, Turkey on Wed, Jul 17, 1991, 3:25 PM GMT+3 (12:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km SW of Kestel, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-07-17 12:25:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.881° N, 29.415° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.52 km WSW of Bahçecik, Turkey · 12861 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.28 km SW of Kestel, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.711 km S of Yeni?ehir, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.66 km NW of Sapanca, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.710 km S of Yeni?ehir, Turkey · 12859 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.514 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 2.47 km N of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.712 km NNE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.87 km SSW of Narl?ca, Turkey · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.65 km N of Gürsu, Turkey · 12854 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.62 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12853 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.93 km ENE of Derince, Turkey · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.88 km N of Esenyurt, Turkey · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.411 km NNW of Yalova, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.84 km SSW of Kur?unlu, Turkey · 12849 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.90 km SW of Çatalca, Turkey · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.45 km WSW of Pamukova, Turkey · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.73 km N of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.23 km NNW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.98 km SW of Arnavutköy, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.80 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.62 km ENE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12868 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.69 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12868 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.84 km S of Narl?ca, Turkey · 12873 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.88 km NNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.82 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.610 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.47 km NNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.49 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.02 km SE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.037 km NE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.926 km ENE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.87 km NNW of Körfez, Turkey · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 3.020 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.141 km SSW of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 12885 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004u98. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.