M2.9 earthquake 17 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey on Mon, Feb 18, 1991, 11:45 AM GMT+2 (09:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 37 km N of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-02-18 09:45:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.335° N, 25.808° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.227 km WNW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.533 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 12999 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.737 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 12999 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 2.7Western Turkey · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.224 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.419 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.540 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.133 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 13041 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004n2u. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:45 AM UTC.