M2.9 earthquake 5 km ENE of Çandarl?, Turkey

Magnitude

2.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, May 23, 1991, 9:45 PM GMT+3

UTC

1991-05-23 18:45:49 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.949° N, 26.991° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Aliağa, TurkeyPopulation 44,883. Forecast17 kmN
• Çiğli, TurkeyPopulation 214,065. Forecast51 kmN
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast61 kmNNW

After

1. 3.49 km WSW of Foça, TurkeyTue, May 28, 6:59 AM GMT+3 · 12912 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
2. 3.115 km SE of Karaburun, TurkeyFri, May 31, 5:02 AM GMT+3 · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
3. 2.810 km NE of Bergama, TurkeyFri, May 31, 3:40 PM GMT+3 · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
4. 3.07 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jun 1, 4:31 PM GMT+3 · 12908 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
5. 3.217 km NNE of Akhisar, TurkeySat, Jun 1, 9:21 PM GMT+3 · 12908 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
6. 3.410 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyMon, Jun 3, 5:30 PM GMT+3 · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
7. 3.815 km NNE of Urla, TurkeyTue, Jun 4, 9:34 AM GMT+3 · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
8. 3.05 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyTue, Jun 4, 3:58 PM GMT+3 · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
9. 3.120 km W of Bigadiç, TurkeyWed, Jun 5, 5:21 AM GMT+3 · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
10. 3.717 km SW of Polichnítos, GreeceWed, Jun 5, 10:31 AM GMT+3 · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
11. 2.811 km NE of K?n?k, TurkeyWed, Jun 5, 7:19 PM GMT+3 · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
12. 3.66 km SW of Plomári, GreeceThu, Jun 6, 12:12 AM GMT+3 · 12903 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
13. 3.46 km WNW of Karaba?lar, TurkeyThu, Jun 6, 5:04 PM GMT+3 · 12903 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
14. 2.98 km WSW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jun 7, 12:13 PM GMT+3 · 12902 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
15. 2.53 km WNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jun 8, 5:00 PM GMT+3 · 12901 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
16. 3.40 km SE of Agiásos, GreeceSun, Jun 9, 1:19 AM GMT+3 · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
17. 3.430 km SW of Polichnítos, GreeceSun, Jun 9, 8:21 PM GMT+3 · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
18. 3.45 km W of Manisa, TurkeyMon, Jun 10, 11:01 PM GMT+3 · 12899 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
19. 2.52 km SE of Soma, TurkeyTue, Jun 11, 11:41 AM GMT+3 · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
20. 2.69 km SSW of Soma, TurkeyTue, Jun 11, 11:54 AM GMT+3 · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
21. 2.64 km NE of Bergama, TurkeyWed, Jun 12, 4:25 PM GMT+3 · 12897 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
22. 3.613 km NW of Behram, TurkeyWed, Jun 12, 7:35 PM GMT+3 · 12897 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
23. 3.29 km NNW of Behram, TurkeyWed, Jun 12, 8:14 PM GMT+3 · 12897 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
24. 2.55 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jun 13, 4:28 PM GMT+3 · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
25. 3.24 km WNW of Yeni?akran, TurkeyThu, Jun 13, 10:12 PM GMT+3 · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
26. 2.72 km NW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jun 14, 11:42 AM GMT+3 · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
27. 2.73 km NW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jun 14, 11:49 AM GMT+3 · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
28. 3.628 km SW of Polichnítos, GreeceFri, Jun 14, 7:17 PM GMT+3 · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
29. 2.93 km NNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jun 15, 10:58 AM GMT+3 · 12894 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
30. 2.64 km WSW of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jun 15, 4:14 PM GMT+3 · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
31. 3.93 km WSW of ?zmir, TurkeySun, Jun 16, 12:33 AM GMT+3 · 12893 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
32. 3.46 km W of ?zmir, TurkeySun, Jun 16, 12:58 AM GMT+3 · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
33. 3.87 km NNW of ?zmir, TurkeySun, Jun 16, 1:08 AM GMT+3 · 12893 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
34. 3.45 km WNW of Karaba?lar, TurkeySun, Jun 16, 9:56 AM GMT+3 · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
35. 3.35 km WNW of ?zmir, TurkeyMon, Jun 17, 7:28 AM GMT+3 · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
36. 3.531 km SW of Polichnítos, GreeceMon, Jun 17, 7:58 AM GMT+3 · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
37. 3.37 km NW of Çandarl?, TurkeyMon, Jun 17, 8:24 AM GMT+3 · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
38. 3.512 km NNE of ?zmir, TurkeyMon, Jun 17, 6:41 PM GMT+3 · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
39. 2.85 km NE of K?n?k, TurkeyMon, Jun 17, 11:15 PM GMT+3 · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
40. 2.917 km ENE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyTue, Jun 18, 11:19 AM GMT+3 · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
41. 2.87 km SSW of Soma, TurkeyWed, Jun 19, 12:13 PM GMT+3 · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
42. 2.83 km SSE of Soma, TurkeyFri, Jun 21, 11:55 AM GMT+3 · 12888 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
43. 3.521 km SE of Alaçat?, TurkeyTue, Jun 25, 7:34 AM GMT+3 · 12884 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
44. 2.910 km ENE of Saruhanl?, TurkeyWed, Jun 26, 11:37 PM GMT+3 · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
45. 3.014 km ENE of Saruhanl?, TurkeyThu, Jun 27, 12:26 AM GMT+3 · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
46. 2.82 km SW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jun 28, 12:02 PM GMT+3 · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
47. 2.83 km ENE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jun 28, 3:18 PM GMT+3 · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
48. 2.911 km NNE of Soma, TurkeySun, Jun 30, 3:23 AM GMT+3 · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
49. 3.115 km ESE of Sava?tepe, TurkeySun, Jun 30, 5:07 AM GMT+3 · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
50. 3.75 km SW of Eresós, GreeceSun, Jun 30, 4:19 PM GMT+3 · 12879 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
51. 2.74 km SE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyTue, Jul 2, 3:57 PM GMT+3 · 12877 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
52. 2.73 km SSE of Soma, TurkeyWed, Jul 3, 1:33 PM GMT+3 · 12876 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
53. 3.112 km NE of Bergama, TurkeyWed, Jul 3, 4:41 PM GMT+3 · 12876 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
54. 3.13 km NE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jul 4, 5:49 PM GMT+3 · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
55. 3.13 km WNW of Yeni?akran, TurkeyThu, Jul 4, 11:19 PM GMT+3 · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
56. 2.93 km ESE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jul 5, 12:01 PM GMT+3 · 12874 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
57. 3.47 km WNW of ?zmir, TurkeySat, Jul 6, 12:08 AM GMT+3 · 12873 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
58. 2.73 km ENE of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jul 6, 1:30 PM GMT+3 · 12873 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
59. 3.516 km SE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, Jul 8, 12:18 AM GMT+3 · 12871 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
60. 3.617 km ESE of Alaçat?, TurkeyTue, Jul 9, 1:18 AM GMT+3 · 12870 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 86.

Before

1. 2.710 km SW of Soma, TurkeyThu, May 23, 11:54 AM GMT+3 · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
2. 2.6Western TurkeyWed, May 22, 11:38 AM GMT+3 · 12918 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
3. 3.422 km SSW of Polichnítos, GreeceMon, May 20, 6:48 PM GMT+3 · 12920 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.76 km WNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, May 18, 4:57 PM GMT+3 · 12922 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
5. 3.419 km NW of Oinoússes, GreeceFri, May 17, 2:51 AM GMT+3 · 12923 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
6. 2.61 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, May 16, 4:10 PM GMT+3 · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
7. 2.73 km SSW of Soma, TurkeyThu, May 16, 1:48 PM GMT+3 · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
8. 2.96 km SE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyTue, May 14, 3:02 PM GMT+3 · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
9. 2.77 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyTue, May 14, 11:54 AM GMT+3 · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
10. 3.824 km SW of Polichnítos, GreeceTue, May 14, 9:30 AM GMT+3 · 12926 days ago · 21 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.76 km NE of Gölmarmara, TurkeyMon, May 13, 7:33 PM GMT+3 · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
12. 2.72 km SW of Soma, TurkeyMon, May 13, 12:07 PM GMT+3 · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
13. 3.36 km WNW of Gölmarmara, TurkeyMon, May 13, 7:06 AM GMT+3 · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
14. 3.011 km NE of Soma, TurkeySun, May 12, 5:09 PM GMT+3 · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.76 km WNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeySun, May 12, 4:46 PM GMT+3 · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.72 km ESE of K?rka?aç, TurkeySun, May 12, 12:13 PM GMT+3 · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.71 km S of Soma, TurkeySun, May 12, 12:04 PM GMT+3 · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
18. 3.15 km SE of Torbal?, TurkeySun, May 12, 6:40 AM GMT+3 · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
19. 3.07 km S of Sava?tepe, TurkeySun, May 12, 3:03 AM GMT+3 · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
20. 3.111 km N of Soma, TurkeySun, May 12, 2:28 AM GMT+3 · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004s0j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.