M2.9 earthquake 4 km SSE of Soma, Turkey

Magnitude

2.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Tue, Jul 16, 1991, 12:49 PM GMT+3

UTC

1991-07-16 09:49:50 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.147° N, 27.637° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Soma, TurkeyPopulation 98,714. Forecast5 kmSSE
• Balıkesir, TurkeyPopulation 238,151. Forecast60 kmSSW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast92 kmNNE

After

1. 2.72 km N of K?rka?aç, TurkeyWed, Jul 17, 10:37 AM GMT+3 · 12862 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.818 km E of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jul 20, 12:37 PM GMT+3 · 12858 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
3. 4.019 km ESE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, Jul 22, 3:49 AM GMT+3 · 12857 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
4. 3.120 km WSW of Bigadiç, TurkeyMon, Jul 22, 3:54 AM GMT+3 · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
5. 2.815 km SE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, Jul 22, 4:00 AM GMT+3 · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
6. 2.515 km SE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, Jul 22, 5:12 AM GMT+3 · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
7. 3.113 km ESE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, Jul 22, 5:13 AM GMT+3 · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
8. 2.917 km SE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, Jul 22, 8:00 AM GMT+3 · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
9. 3.118 km SW of Bigadiç, TurkeyMon, Jul 22, 9:17 AM GMT+3 · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
10. 3.311 km WNW of Zeytinliova, TurkeyMon, Jul 22, 9:19 AM GMT+3 · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
11. 2.820 km SW of Bigadiç, TurkeyMon, Jul 22, 4:03 PM GMT+3 · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.621 km ESE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, Jul 22, 10:51 PM GMT+3 · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
13. 3.16 km W of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyTue, Jul 23, 7:19 AM GMT+3 · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
14. 2.67 km W of Sava?tepe, TurkeyTue, Jul 23, 7:49 PM GMT+3 · 12855 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
15. 2.72 km NNE of Akhisar, TurkeyThu, Jul 25, 3:49 PM GMT+3 · 12853 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
16. 2.80 km SSE of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jul 27, 4:47 PM GMT+3 · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
17. 3.47 km SSW of Foça, TurkeySun, Jul 28, 2:32 PM GMT+3 · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
18. 3.04 km N of K?rka?aç, TurkeySun, Jul 28, 5:37 PM GMT+3 · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.92 km NE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyTue, Jul 30, 11:10 AM GMT+3 · 12848 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.87 km SW of Soma, TurkeyWed, Jul 31, 2:43 PM GMT+3 · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
21. 3.218 km ESE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyWed, Jul 31, 9:05 PM GMT+3 · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
22. 3.42 km W of Foça, TurkeyWed, Jul 31, 11:01 PM GMT+3 · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
23. 4.017 km ENE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyTue, Sep 10, 4:47 AM GMT+3 · 12807 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

Before

1. 3.37 km SW of Foça, TurkeyTue, Jul 16, 9:01 AM GMT+3 · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
2. 3.29 km NW of Bal?kesir, TurkeyTue, Jul 16, 4:57 AM GMT+3 · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
3. 2.911 km ENE of Saruhanl?, TurkeyMon, Jul 15, 7:34 PM GMT+3 · 12863 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
4. 2.88 km ENE of Zeytinda?, TurkeyMon, Jul 15, 5:57 AM GMT+3 · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.95 km E of Zeytinda?, TurkeyMon, Jul 15, 5:41 AM GMT+3 · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
6. 2.75 km S of Soma, TurkeySun, Jul 14, 1:47 PM GMT+3 · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
7. 2.85 km WNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jul 13, 3:05 PM GMT+3 · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
8. 2.75 km WNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jul 13, 12:10 PM GMT+3 · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
9. 2.52 km NNE of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jul 13, 12:09 PM GMT+3 · 12865 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
10. 2.55 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jul 12, 4:06 PM GMT+3 · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.83 km N of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jul 12, 3:11 PM GMT+3 · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
12. 2.92 km SE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jul 12, 11:29 AM GMT+3 · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
13. 3.222 km ENE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jul 12, 1:38 AM GMT+3 · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
14. 2.74 km SSE of Soma, TurkeyThu, Jul 11, 5:25 PM GMT+3 · 12867 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
15. 2.918 km NE of Hamdibey, TurkeyMon, Jul 8, 2:53 AM GMT+3 · 12871 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
16. 3.516 km SE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, Jul 8, 12:18 AM GMT+3 · 12871 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
17. 2.73 km ENE of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Jul 6, 1:30 PM GMT+3 · 12872 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
18. 3.47 km WNW of ?zmir, TurkeySat, Jul 6, 12:08 AM GMT+3 · 12873 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.93 km ESE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Jul 5, 12:01 PM GMT+3 · 12873 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
20. 3.13 km WNW of Yeni?akran, TurkeyThu, Jul 4, 11:19 PM GMT+3 · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004u84. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:16 PM UTC.