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M2.9 earthquake 24 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 24 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey on Sat, Oct 12, 1991, 11:00 PM GMT+2 (21:00 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 37 km NNE 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
1991-10-12 21:00:17 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.190° N, 25.625° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.837 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 12772 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.523 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey · 12767 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.120 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 12766 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.9Aegean Sea · 12760 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.916 km W of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 12758 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.131 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey · 12753 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.92 km NW of Geyikli, Turkey · 12739 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.9Aegean Sea · 12729 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.236 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 12729 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.57 km S of Sápes, Greece · 12728 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.417 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 12719 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.139 km WNW of Mýrina, Greece · 12715 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.027 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey · 12774 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.5Aegean Sea · 12774 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 4.822 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey · 12774 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.330 km NNW of Mýrina, Greece · 12776 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.240 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 12793 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.125 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 12803 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004xrg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:58 AM UTC.