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M2.7 earthquake 5 km E of Kestel, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km E of Kestel, Turkey on Thu, May 23, 1991, 12:12 PM GMT+3 (09:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km WSW of Pamukova, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-23 09:12:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.208° N, 29.281° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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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: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km WNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.85 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 12915 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.819 km S of Yenice, Turkey · 12915 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.011 km ESE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 12914 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.7Western Turkey · 12912 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.07 km N of Kütahya, Turkey · 12910 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.915 km SE of Keles, Turkey · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.99 km ENE of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.56 km NNW of Ula?l?, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.08 km E of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.82 km N of Köseköy, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.21 km NNE of Kullar, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.810 km SSE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.93 km SSE of Bahçecik, Turkey · 12903 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.59 km SE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 12903 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.9Western Turkey · 12902 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.412 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.86 km SE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.612 km NNE of Köseköy, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.019 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.816 km WSW of Domaniç, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.63 km E of ?zmit, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 3.14 km W of Ata?ehir, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.77 km S of Adalar, Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.74 km SE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 2.82 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12888 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.141 km SSW of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 12885 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 3.020 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.87 km NNW of Körfez, Turkey · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.711 km SSE of Kirazl?, Turkey · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 3.02 km SE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.49 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.47 km NNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.610 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 3.015 km ENE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 2.817 km SW of Domaniç, Turkey · 12875 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.88 km NNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.84 km S of Narl?ca, Turkey · 12873 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 2.88 km E of Keles, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.726 km S of Yenice, Turkey · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.73 km N of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.820 km SSE of Keles, Turkey · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 3.45 km WSW of Pamukova, Turkey · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.31 km NW of Balç?k, Turkey · 12861 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.919 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 12861 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.52 km WSW of Bahçecik, Turkey · 12861 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.921 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 3.28 km SW of Kestel, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.711 km S of Yeni?ehir, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 2.86 km W of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12860 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.66 km NW of Sapanca, Turkey · 12859 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.914 km SW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 12859 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.710 km S of Yeni?ehir, Turkey · 12859 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 3.114 km S of Tatkavakl?, Turkey · 12858 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 3.421 km W of Emet, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.514 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.812 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12918 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.812 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12919 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.78 km ENE of Kestel, Turkey · 12922 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.612 km SSE of Keles, Turkey · 12922 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.67 km SSW of Orhaneli, Turkey · 12922 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.612 km E of Tacir, Turkey · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.68 km NE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.712 km N of Hamzabey, Turkey · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.52 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.47 km NNW of Balç?k, Turkey · 12924 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.118 km W of Mudanya, Turkey · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.13 km NNE of Ula?l?, Turkey · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.77 km WSW of Domaniç, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.75 km E of Umurbey, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.91 km WNW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.418 km NE of Karacabey, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.714 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.99 km SE of Kestel, Turkey · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 2.66 km SSE of Yalova, Turkey · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.78 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004s01. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.