Turkey earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 16 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey on Sat, Jan 12, 1991, 2:22 PM GMT+2 (12:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-01-12 12:22:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.285° N, 27.802° 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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 2.41 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.46 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.42 km E of Soma, Turkey · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.46 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.77 km SW of Akhisar, Turkey · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.011 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.74 km S of Soma, Turkey · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.511 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 13047 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.95 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13045 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.63 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13045 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.813 km WSW of Manyas, Turkey · 13044 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.75 km SE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.620 km N of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.09 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13042 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.714 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13042 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.87 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13042 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 2.89 km S of Akhisar, Turkey · 13037 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.83 km ESE of Soma, Turkey · 13036 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.37 km SE of Manisa, Turkey · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.37 km NW of Turgutlu, Turkey · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.612 km W of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.68 km E of Demirci, Turkey · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 3.017 km E of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.1Western Turkey · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.77 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13028 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  27. 2.96 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13027 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 3.013 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 13026 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.712 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 13024 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.84 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13020 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.8Near the coast of western Turkey · 13020 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 3.415 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 13019 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 2.64 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.86 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13015 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 2.97 km SSE of Havran, Turkey · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.76 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 3.111 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 3.0Western Turkey · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.621 km E of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 2.817 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.914 km E of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 3.320 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 3.520 km ENE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.612 km WSW of Susurluk, Turkey · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.75 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.68 km E of Soma, Turkey · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.69 km ENE of K?n?k, Turkey · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 2.96 km S of Bergama, Turkey · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.77 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 3.011 km WSW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  51. 2.75 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 2.410 km SE of Manyas, Turkey · 13006 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  53. 2.810 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13005 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.50 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 2.65 km WNW of Soma, Turkey · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.59 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 3.18 km E of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.11 km SSW of Menemen, Turkey · 13050 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.6Western Turkey · 13051 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.910 km SW of Akhisar, Turkey · 13051 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.516 km E of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13051 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.65 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13052 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.4Western Turkey · 13052 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.210 km ESE of Çan, Turkey · 13052 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.67 km W of Soma, Turkey · 13053 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.710 km E of K?n?k, Turkey · 13053 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.64 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.86 km ENE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.821 km N of Demirci, Turkey · 13056 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.119 km N of Demirci, Turkey · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.810 km NNW of Manyas, Turkey · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.74 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.62 km SSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.216 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13058 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.019 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13059 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.815 km NNW of Manyas, Turkey · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.821 km WNW of Yenice, Turkey · 13060 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004kjx. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC.