M2.8 earthquake 20 km SSE of Keles, Turkey
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Keles, Turkey on Mon, Jul 15, 1991, 12:03 PM GMT+3 (09:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 17 km SE of Demirci, Turkey. 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
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-07-15 09:03:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.738° N, 29.314° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.919 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 12861 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.921 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.115 km NNE of Gediz, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.28 km SW of Kestel, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.711 km S of Yeni?ehir, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.86 km W of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.024 km NNW of Simav, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.914 km SW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 12859 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.710 km S of Yeni?ehir, Turkey · 12859 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.114 km S of Tatkavakl?, Turkey · 12859 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.421 km W of Emet, Turkey · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.47 km N of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.87 km SSW of Narl?ca, Turkey · 12855 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.017 km SSE of Yenice, Turkey · 12853 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.65 km N of Gürsu, Turkey · 12853 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.926 km W of Emet, Turkey · 12849 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.84 km SSW of Kur?unlu, Turkey · 12849 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.617 km SE of Demirci, Turkey · 12844 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 3.119 km NE of ?aphane, Turkey · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.726 km S of Yenice, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.88 km E of Keles, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.522 km NW of Dumlup?nar, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.519 km NW of Dumlup?nar, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.84 km S of Narl?ca, Turkey · 12873 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.817 km SW of Domaniç, Turkey · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.015 km ENE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 12876 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.711 km SSE of Kirazl?, Turkey · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.020 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.812 km SW of Emet, Turkey · 12888 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.74 km SE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.8Western Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.618 km SE of Emet, Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.610 km SSE of ?aphane, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004u6w. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.