Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Wed, Apr 10, 1991, 6:40 PM GMT+3 (15:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 18 km W of Mudanya, 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
1991-04-10 15:40:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.394° N, 27.963° 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: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.51 km WNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.73 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.79 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.6Western Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.619 km SSW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.72 km NW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.920 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.6Western Turkey · 12955 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.83 km NE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.811 km NNE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.615 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 12950 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.70 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey · 12950 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.712 km S of Marmara, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.617 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.82 km S of Çatalca, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.72 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.84 km NE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.71 km N of Muratbey, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.02 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12944 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.81 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12943 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.89 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12941 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.74 km NNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.94 km SW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.57 km W of Kirazl?, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 3.014 km NNE of Gönen, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 2.51 km W of Çatalca, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.96 km ENE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.010 km NW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.68 km NE of Marmara, Turkey · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.71 km WNW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.89 km ESE of Manyas, Turkey · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 2.71 km E of Gönen, Turkey · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 2.510 km NNW of Susurluk, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 2.711 km WNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.41 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.60 km SE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.418 km NE of Karacabey, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  38. 2.86 km NNE of Esenyurt, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 3.118 km W of Mudanya, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.721 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.66 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12919 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.62 km WNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.78 km SW of Gönen, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.48 km WNW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 2.89 km SSE of Manyas, Turkey · 12915 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 2.524 km ENE of Biga, Turkey · 12915 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 2.72 km SSE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12914 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.61 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12912 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.61 km SSE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12911 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.69 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12910 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 2.99 km ENE of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 12910 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 3.08 km E of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 12908 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.55 km ENE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.624 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.416 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 2.412 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12901 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.819 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12961 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.717 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12962 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004q5q. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.