Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 34 km NW of ?ile, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 34 km NW of ?ile, Turkey on Wed, Feb 27, 1991, 11:54 AM GMT+2 (09:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 1 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey. 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
1991-02-27 09:54:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.429° N, 29.366° 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.68 km WSW of Kocadere, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.61 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.51 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12999 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.67 km NE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12963 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.51 km WNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12961 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.59 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.73 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.6Western Turkey · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.72 km NW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.72 km SSE of ?zmit, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.64 km ENE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.44 km S of Yalova, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.6Western Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.42 km SSW of Bahçecik, Turkey · 12955 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.43 km N of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.611 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 12950 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.710 km SSW of Adalar, Turkey · 12950 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.82 km S of Çatalca, Turkey · 12947 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 2.69 km NNE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12947 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.72 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12947 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.030 km ENE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12947 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.71 km N of Muratbey, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.54 km WNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 2.55 km NNE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 3.02 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.81 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12944 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 2.58 km N of ?i?li, Turkey · 12944 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.833 km NW of ?ile, Turkey · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.88 km N of Esenyurt, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.40 km WSW of Muratbey, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.612 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 13010 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.915 km S of Yakuplu, Turkey · 13010 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.81 km SW of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 13015 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.92 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 13017 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.818 km SW of K?nal?, Turkey · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.51 km SSW of Kullar, Turkey · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.6Western Turkey · 13025 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004nfp. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.