Turkey earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Soma, Turkey on Sat, Feb 23, 1991, 12:17 PM GMT+2 (10:17 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
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-02-23 10:17:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.132° N, 27.554° 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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.011 km WSW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.75 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13006 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.810 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13004 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.117 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 13003 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.611 km SSE of Foça, Turkey · 13003 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.50 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.65 km WNW of Soma, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.59 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.18 km E of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.00 km W of Foça, Turkey · 12983 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.921 km SW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 12963 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.922 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12963 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.55 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12963 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.29 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12962 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.72 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12962 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.211 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12961 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.76 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.76 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.64 km S of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.56 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.71 km SSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.55 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.67 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.7Western Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.70 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.510 km E of K?n?k, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 4.48 km NNE of Pámfila, Greece · 12953 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.611 km NNE of Pámfila, Greece · 12953 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 3.49 km NE of Pámfila, Greece · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 3.511 km N of Pámfila, Greece · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 3.49 km NNE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 3.39 km N of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 3.39 km S of Ayval?k, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 3.17 km N of Pámfila, Greece · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.56 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12950 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  36. 2.822 km SW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 12950 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 3.314 km NNW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 3.24 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 3.017 km SSW of Demirci, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.96 km S of Bergama, Turkey · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.69 km ENE of K?n?k, Turkey · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.68 km E of Soma, Turkey · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.75 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.612 km WSW of Susurluk, Turkey · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.520 km ENE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13009 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.320 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13011 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.111 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.76 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.97 km SSE of Havran, Turkey · 13012 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.86 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13014 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.64 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13015 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.415 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 13018 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.8Near the coast of western Turkey · 13019 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.84 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13019 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 3.610 km WNW of Foça, Turkey · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.712 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 13023 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.013 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 13025 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.96 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 13026 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.77 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 13027 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

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