M2.6 earthquake Western Turkey

Magnitude

2.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Feb 6, 1991, 1:59 AM GMT+2

UTC

1991-02-05 23:59:07 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.724° N, 29.895° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• İzmit, TurkeyPopulation 196,571. Forecast5 kmSSW
• Istanbul, TurkeyPopulation 15,701,602. Forecast86 kmESE

After

1. 2.51 km SSW of Kullar, TurkeyFri, Feb 8, 12:37 AM GMT+2 · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
2. 4.818 km SW of K?nal?, TurkeyTue, Feb 12, 11:54 AM GMT+2 · 13017 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
3. 2.92 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, TurkeyWed, Feb 13, 1:40 PM GMT+2 · 13016 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
4. 2.49 km SSE of Kestel, TurkeyThu, Feb 14, 4:45 AM GMT+2 · 13015 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
5. 2.76 km W of Karapürçek, TurkeySat, Feb 16, 7:44 AM GMT+2 · 13013 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
6. 2.612 km SSE of Yakuplu, TurkeyWed, Feb 20, 7:34 PM GMT+2 · 13008 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.812 km W of Küçükkumla, TurkeyFri, Feb 22, 7:55 AM GMT+2 · 13007 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
8. 2.833 km NW of ?ile, TurkeyWed, Feb 27, 11:52 AM GMT+2 · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.934 km NW of ?ile, TurkeyWed, Feb 27, 11:54 AM GMT+2 · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.45 km SW of ?çmeler, TurkeyWed, Feb 27, 1:38 PM GMT+2 · 13002 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
11. 2.88 km WNW of Yenice, TurkeyThu, Feb 28, 1:21 AM GMT+2 · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
12. 2.68 km WSW of Kocadere, TurkeyThu, Feb 28, 3:58 PM GMT+2 · 13001 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
13. 4.51 km SW of Kocadere, TurkeySun, Mar 3, 10:39 AM GMT+2 · 12998 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away

Before

1. 2.85 km W of Yeni?ehir, TurkeyMon, Feb 4, 5:22 PM GMT+2 · 13025 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.65 km WSW of Adapazar?, TurkeyMon, Feb 4, 5:24 AM GMT+2 · 13025 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
3. 2.61 km ESE of Küçükkumla, TurkeyFri, Feb 1, 10:53 PM GMT+2 · 13027 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
4. 2.55 km SSE of Adapazar?, TurkeyFri, Feb 1, 7:37 AM GMT+2 · 13028 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
5. 2.79 km SE of Kestel, TurkeyMon, Jan 28, 10:24 PM GMT+2 · 13031 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.87 km SSW of Kad?köy, TurkeySat, Jan 26, 5:37 PM GMT+2 · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
7. 3.315 km ESE of Bozüyük, TurkeyThu, Jan 24, 9:39 PM GMT+2 · 13035 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.44 km W of Kocadere, TurkeyMon, Jan 21, 12:19 AM GMT+2 · 13039 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.56 km ENE of Gürsu, TurkeySun, Jan 20, 6:40 AM GMT+2 · 13040 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
10. 2.79 km ENE of Demirta?, TurkeySat, Jan 12, 5:11 PM GMT+2 · 13048 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
11. 2.627 km WNW of Kocadere, TurkeyFri, Jan 11, 1:20 AM GMT+2 · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.91 km SSW of Kar??yaka, TurkeyWed, Jan 9, 1:23 AM GMT+2 · 13051 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
13. 2.65 km NNE of Gürsu, TurkeyTue, Jan 8, 8:03 PM GMT+2 · 13051 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
14. 3.11 km S of Kullar, TurkeyMon, Jan 7, 8:42 PM GMT+2 · 13052 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004mkw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.