Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Fri, Apr 12, 1991, 5:05 AM GMT+3 (02:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 9 km SE of Kestel, 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
1991-04-12 02:05:03 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.646° N, 29.054° 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: 93 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.619 km SSW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.72 km NW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.72 km SSE of ?zmit, Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.64 km ENE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12955 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.44 km S of Yalova, Turkey · 12955 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 2.6Western Turkey · 12954 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.42 km SSW of Bahçecik, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.96 km WSW of Osmaneli, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.83 km NE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12952 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.43 km N of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.811 km NNE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12950 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.615 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.66 km W of Yenice, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.611 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.710 km SSW of Adalar, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.617 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.82 km S of Çatalca, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.69 km NNE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.72 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.030 km ENE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.84 km NE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.71 km N of Muratbey, Turkey · 12944 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.54 km WNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12944 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.55 km NNE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12943 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 3.02 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12943 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.81 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12942 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.58 km N of ?i?li, Turkey · 12942 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 3.3Western Turkey · 12941 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.65 km NW of Hamzabey, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.73 km NE of Kestel, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.81 km WSW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 3.411 km N of Koruköy, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.74 km NNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.6Western Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.833 km NE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.94 km SW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 3.212 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.812 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.6Western Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  40. 2.711 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 2.57 km W of Kirazl?, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  42. 2.51 km W of Çatalca, Turkey · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.63 km ESE of Gebze, Turkey · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 3.17 km NNE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.96 km ENE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 3.26 km ESE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 2.74 km SW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  48. 2.66 km WNW of Yeniköy, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.724 km E of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.66 km SSE of Yalova, Turkey · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 3.99 km SE of Kestel, Turkey · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  52. 2.71 km WNW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.312 km NW of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 2.41 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.60 km SE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.418 km NE of Karacabey, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.86 km NNE of Esenyurt, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.91 km WNW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.75 km E of Umurbey, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 3.13 km NNE of Ula?l?, Turkey · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

  1. 2.73 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.59 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.51 km WNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.8Western Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.819 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12960 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.67 km NE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12961 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.717 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12961 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004q7p. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.