Turkey earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 11 km NE of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Soma, Turkey on Mon, Feb 18, 1991, 5:31 PM GMT+2 (15:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 8 km NNE of Pámfila, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-18 15:31:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.257° N, 27.710° 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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0Western Turkey · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.817 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.914 km E of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.320 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.520 km ENE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.612 km WSW of Susurluk, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.75 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.68 km E of Soma, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.69 km ENE of K?n?k, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.96 km S of Bergama, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.77 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13005 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.011 km WSW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13005 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.75 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13004 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.410 km SE of Manyas, Turkey · 13004 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.810 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.50 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.65 km WNW of Soma, Turkey · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.59 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.18 km E of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13000 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.921 km SW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 12962 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.922 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12962 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.55 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12961 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 3.29 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12961 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 2.72 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 3.211 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 2.76 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.76 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 2.64 km S of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.912 km ESE of Demirci, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 2.56 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.71 km SSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.55 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.67 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.7Western Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 2.70 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.510 km E of K?n?k, Turkey · 12955 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 4.48 km NNE of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 3.611 km NNE of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 3.49 km NE of Pámfila, Greece · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 3.49 km NNE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 3.39 km N of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 3.39 km S of Ayval?k, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 2.76 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13010 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 2.97 km SSE of Havran, Turkey · 13011 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.86 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.64 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.415 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 13017 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.8Near the coast of western Turkey · 13017 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.84 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13017 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.712 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.013 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 13024 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.96 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13024 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.77 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13025 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.1Western Turkey · 13029 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.68 km E of Demirci, Turkey · 13030 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.612 km W of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.37 km NW of Turgutlu, Turkey · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.37 km SE of Manisa, Turkey · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.83 km ESE of Soma, Turkey · 13033 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.89 km S of Akhisar, Turkey · 13035 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.87 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13039 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 2.714 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004n35. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC.