Turkey earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 9 km SE of Kestel, Turkey

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Kestel, Turkey on Wed, May 8, 1991, 2:49 PM GMT+3 (11:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-08 11:49:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.137° N, 29.286° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Bursa area.

From the USGS event page for usp0004rde. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.714 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.418 km NE of Karacabey, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.91 km WNW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.75 km E of Umurbey, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.77 km WSW of Domaniç, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.13 km NNE of Ula?l?, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.118 km W of Mudanya, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.47 km NNW of Balç?k, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.52 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.712 km N of Hamzabey, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.68 km NE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.612 km E of Tacir, Turkey · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.67 km SSW of Orhaneli, Turkey · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.612 km SSE of Keles, Turkey · 12923 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.78 km ENE of Kestel, Turkey · 12923 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.812 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12921 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.812 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12919 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.75 km E of Kestel, Turkey · 12918 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.62 km WNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12918 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.85 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.819 km S of Yenice, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 3.011 km ESE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.7Western Turkey · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.07 km N of Kütahya, Turkey · 12911 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.915 km SE of Keles, Turkey · 12911 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.99 km ENE of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 12911 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.56 km NNW of Ula?l?, Turkey · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 3.08 km E of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.82 km N of Köseköy, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 3.21 km NNE of Kullar, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 2.810 km SSE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.93 km SSE of Bahçecik, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.59 km SE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.9Western Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.412 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12902 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 2.426 km N of Simav, Turkey · 12901 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.86 km SE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12899 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 3.019 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12897 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 2.816 km WSW of Domaniç, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.63 km E of ?zmit, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 3.14 km W of Ata?ehir, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 3.618 km SE of Emet, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.77 km S of Adalar, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.74 km SE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.82 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  46. 2.812 km SW of Emet, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.141 km SSW of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 12886 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 3.020 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12886 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 2.87 km NNW of Körfez, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.711 km SSE of Kirazl?, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 3.02 km SE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.49 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 12880 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  53. 2.47 km NNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12880 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.610 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 12880 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 3.015 km ENE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 12877 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.817 km SW of Domaniç, Turkey · 12876 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 2.88 km NNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12876 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.84 km S of Narl?ca, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 2.66 km SSE of Yalova, Turkey · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.78 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.66 km WNW of Yeniköy, Turkey · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.015 km NNW of Emet, Turkey · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.74 km SW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.26 km ESE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.81 km SW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.66 km ESE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.63 km ESE of Gebze, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.79 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.57 km W of Kirazl?, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.711 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.6Western Turkey · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.812 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.212 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.621 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.94 km SW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.74 km NNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.411 km N of Koruköy, Turkey · 12941 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.81 km WSW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 12941 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rde. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:43 PM UTC.