Turkey earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 21 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 21 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey on Wed, May 15, 1991, 12:42 AM GMT+3 (21:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 24 km WNW of Gelibolu, 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
1991-05-14 21:42:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.708° N, 27.346° 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km SW of Gönen, Turkey · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.48 km WNW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.524 km ENE of Biga, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.226 km WNW of Gelibolu, Turkey · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.225 km WNW of Gelibolu, Turkey · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.024 km WNW of Gelibolu, Turkey · 12913 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.027 km WNW of Gelibolu, Turkey · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.925 km WNW of Gelibolu, Turkey · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.825 km WNW of Gelibolu, Turkey · 12912 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.926 km WNW of Gelibolu, Turkey · 12912 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.69 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12911 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.523 km WNW of Gelibolu, Turkey · 12910 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.219 km SSW of Ke?an, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.624 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.416 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.826 km WNW of Gelibolu, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.922 km SSE of Enez, Turkey · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.627 km SSE of Enez, Turkey · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.111 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 12897 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.34 km WNW of Manyas, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.723 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 2.611 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 3.217 km NNE of Marmara, Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 3.018 km SE of Biga, Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.913 km NNW of Kavakl?, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.141 km SSW of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 12886 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.727 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12885 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.732 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12885 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.824 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.510 km N of Gönen, Turkey · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.49 km SSW of Erdek, Turkey · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.918 km NE of Hamdibey, Turkey · 12872 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.820 km NNW of Biga, Turkey · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.71 km E of Gönen, Turkey · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.89 km ESE of Manyas, Turkey · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.68 km NE of Marmara, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.014 km NNE of Gönen, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.89 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12942 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.617 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.712 km S of Marmara, Turkey · 12950 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.70 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey · 12950 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rnn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.