Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km SSW of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Soma, Turkey on Thu, May 9, 1991, 12:42 PM GMT+3 (09:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 8 km SW of Bal?kesir, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-09 09:42:18 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.123° N, 27.580° 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

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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: 76 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.64 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.66 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.711 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.64 km SE of Soma, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.711 km WNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.111 km N of Soma, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.07 km S of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.71 km S of Soma, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.72 km ESE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 2.76 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 3.011 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.36 km WNW of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.72 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.76 km NE of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.77 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.96 km SE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.73 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.61 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12923 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.76 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12921 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.6Western Turkey · 12918 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  22. 2.710 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.95 km ENE of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.811 km S of Demirci, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.49 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 12912 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.810 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 12908 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 3.07 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 3.217 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 3.17 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 3.410 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 3.815 km NNE of Urla, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 3.05 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 3.120 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.811 km NE of K?n?k, Turkey · 12903 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 3.46 km WNW of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 12902 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.98 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12902 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.53 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  38. 3.45 km W of Manisa, Turkey · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 2.52 km SE of Soma, Turkey · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 2.69 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.64 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 3.18 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.55 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 3.24 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.72 km NW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 2.73 km NW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.93 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.64 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  49. 3.93 km WSW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 3.46 km W of ?zmir, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 3.87 km NNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 3.45 km WNW of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 3.35 km WNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 3.37 km NW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 3.512 km NNE of ?zmir, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.85 km NE of K?n?k, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  57. 2.917 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  58. 2.87 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.83 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12888 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 4.28 km SW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12883 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

  1. 2.62 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.45 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 2.57 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12932 days ago · 54 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.010 km NW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.65 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.66 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.510 km W of Soma, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.715 km SW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.410 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.711 km W of Dikili, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.75 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.74 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.410 km NNE of Menemen, Turkey · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.77 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 2.814 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.63 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.65 km S of Soma, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.65 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.83 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 2.713 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away

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