Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7 km SW of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Soma, Turkey on Wed, Jul 31, 1991, 2:43 PM GMT+3 (11:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 17 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-07-31 11:43:20 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.143° N, 27.540° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.218 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.42 km W of Foça, Turkey · 12847 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.017 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12807 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.92 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12849 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.04 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.47 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.08 km SW of Foça, Turkey · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.80 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.72 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 12853 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 2.67 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12855 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.16 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.621 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.820 km SW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.311 km WNW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 3.118 km SW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.917 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.113 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.515 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.815 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.120 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.019 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12857 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.818 km E of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12859 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.72 km N of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12862 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004uu4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.