Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Wed, May 1, 1991, 12:09 PM GMT+3 (09:09 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 12 km SW of ?çmeler, 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
1991-05-01 09:09:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.444° N, 29.324° 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: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.833 km NE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12941 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.94 km SW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12941 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.212 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 12941 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.812 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 12941 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.6Western Turkey · 12941 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.711 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 12941 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.51 km W of Çatalca, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.63 km ESE of Gebze, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.17 km NNE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.96 km ENE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.74 km SW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.66 km WNW of Yeniköy, Turkey · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.724 km E of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.66 km SSE of Yalova, Turkey · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 2.71 km WNW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.312 km NW of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.41 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.60 km SE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.86 km NNE of Esenyurt, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.91 km WNW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.13 km NNE of Ula?l?, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.47 km NNW of Balç?k, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.52 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.68 km NE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 3.022 km N of A?va, Turkey · 12922 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.66 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12921 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.56 km NNE of ?i?li, Turkey · 12920 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.62 km WNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12918 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.85 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 12918 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  30. 2.72 km SSE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.61 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12914 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.61 km SSE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.56 km NNW of Ula?l?, Turkey · 12910 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.53 km W of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12910 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.55 km ENE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.82 km N of Köseköy, Turkey · 12908 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 3.21 km NNE of Kullar, Turkey · 12908 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.35 km E of Arnavutköy, Turkey · 12908 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 2.46 km SW of Arnavutköy, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.9Western Turkey · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.612 km NNE of Köseköy, Turkey · 12898 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 3.03 km SSW of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.63 km E of ?zmit, Turkey · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 3.14 km W of Ata?ehir, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 2.78 km N of Esenyurt, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.73 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.77 km S of Adalar, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.55 km N of Çatalca, Turkey · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.82 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 2.913 km NNW of Kavakl?, Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.87 km NNW of Körfez, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 2.926 km ENE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 3.037 km NE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 3.02 km SE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.411 km N of Koruköy, Turkey · 12941 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.81 km WSW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 12942 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.3Western Turkey · 12943 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.58 km N of ?i?li, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.81 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.02 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.55 km NNE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.54 km WNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 12947 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.71 km N of Muratbey, Turkey · 12947 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.030 km ENE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.72 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.69 km NNE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.82 km S of Çatalca, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.710 km SSW of Adalar, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.611 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 12951 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.43 km N of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 12953 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.6Western Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.44 km S of Yalova, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.64 km ENE of Tav?anc?l, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.72 km SSE of ?zmit, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004r3b. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.