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M2.8 earthquake 6 km W of Sand?kl?, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km W of Sand?kl?, Turkey on Mon, Feb 18, 1991, 6:49 AM GMT+2 (04:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km NE of K?z?lören, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-18 04:49:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.454° N, 30.194° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.24 km NW of Sultanda??, Turkey · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.015 km NE of Dumlup?nar, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.113 km S of Sand?kl?, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.613 km NE of K?z?lören, Turkey · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.710 km NE of K?z?lören, Turkey · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 3.74 km WSW of K?z?lören, Turkey · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.810 km NNE of K?z?lören, Turkey · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.08 km ENE of K?z?lören, Turkey · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.16 km NE of K?z?lören, Turkey · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 4.07 km NE of K?z?lören, Turkey · 12997 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.113 km NE of Sinanpa?a, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.58 km S of Bölme, Turkey · 13019 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.15 km SSE of Uluborlu, Turkey · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004n2f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.