M2.9 earthquake Western Turkey

Magnitude

2.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Jun 6, 1991, 8:35 PM GMT+3

UTC

1991-06-06 17:35:35 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.788° N, 29.998° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• İzmit, TurkeyPopulation 196,571. Forecast6 kmENE
• Istanbul, TurkeyPopulation 15,701,602. Forecast92 kmESE

After

1. 2.412 km SW of Kocadere, TurkeySat, Jun 8, 5:32 PM GMT+3 · 12900 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
2. 2.612 km NNE of Köseköy, TurkeyThu, Jun 13, 11:50 AM GMT+3 · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
3. 3.03 km SSW of Ar?köy, TurkeySat, Jun 15, 3:55 PM GMT+3 · 12894 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.63 km E of ?zmit, TurkeyMon, Jun 17, 6:50 AM GMT+3 · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
5. 3.14 km W of Ata?ehir, TurkeyTue, Jun 18, 11:14 AM GMT+3 · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.77 km S of Adalar, TurkeyWed, Jun 19, 6:42 AM GMT+3 · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.82 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, TurkeyFri, Jun 21, 11:35 AM GMT+3 · 12888 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
8. 2.87 km NNW of Körfez, TurkeyThu, Jun 27, 1:50 AM GMT+3 · 12882 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
9. 2.926 km ENE of Ar?köy, TurkeyFri, Jun 28, 11:05 AM GMT+3 · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
10. 3.037 km NE of Ar?köy, TurkeyFri, Jun 28, 11:09 AM GMT+3 · 12881 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
11. 3.02 km SE of Ç?narc?k, TurkeySun, Jun 30, 2:21 AM GMT+3 · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
12. 2.49 km NNW of Koruköy, TurkeySun, Jun 30, 11:12 PM GMT+3 · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.47 km NNW of Ç?narc?k, TurkeySun, Jun 30, 11:14 PM GMT+3 · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
14. 2.610 km NNW of Koruköy, TurkeySun, Jun 30, 11:26 PM GMT+3 · 12878 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
15. 2.88 km NNW of Ç?narc?k, TurkeyFri, Jul 5, 6:04 AM GMT+3 · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.84 km S of Narl?ca, TurkeySat, Jul 6, 9:44 AM GMT+3 · 12873 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
17. 3.23 km NNW of Karapürçek, TurkeySat, Jul 13, 11:44 AM GMT+3 · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
18. 2.73 km N of Tav?anc?l, TurkeySat, Jul 13, 4:58 PM GMT+3 · 12866 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
19. 3.45 km WSW of Pamukova, TurkeyMon, Jul 15, 3:00 PM GMT+3 · 12864 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
20. 2.31 km NW of Balç?k, TurkeyWed, Jul 17, 3:25 PM GMT+3 · 12862 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
21. 2.52 km WSW of Bahçecik, TurkeyThu, Jul 18, 4:16 AM GMT+3 · 12861 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
22. 2.711 km S of Yeni?ehir, TurkeyFri, Jul 19, 12:13 PM GMT+3 · 12860 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
23. 2.66 km NW of Sapanca, TurkeyFri, Jul 19, 8:30 PM GMT+3 · 12859 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
24. 2.710 km S of Yeni?ehir, TurkeySat, Jul 20, 1:02 PM GMT+3 · 12859 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
25. 2.514 km NE of Sancaktepe, TurkeySun, Jul 21, 8:51 PM GMT+3 · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
26. 2.47 km N of Küçükkumla, TurkeyMon, Jul 22, 1:48 PM GMT+3 · 12857 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
27. 2.712 km NNE of Tav?anl?, TurkeyTue, Jul 23, 4:33 PM GMT+3 · 12856 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
28. 2.87 km SSW of Narl?ca, TurkeyTue, Jul 23, 7:21 PM GMT+3 · 12855 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
29. 2.65 km N of Gürsu, TurkeyThu, Jul 25, 8:12 PM GMT+3 · 12853 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
30. 2.62 km NNW of Tav?anl?, TurkeyFri, Jul 26, 12:47 PM GMT+3 · 12853 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
31. 2.93 km ENE of Derince, TurkeySun, Jul 28, 2:50 AM GMT+3 · 12851 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
32. 2.411 km NNW of Yalova, TurkeyMon, Jul 29, 1:47 AM GMT+3 · 12850 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
33. 2.84 km SSW of Kur?unlu, TurkeyTue, Jul 30, 12:38 PM GMT+3 · 12849 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 2.93 km SSE of Bahçecik, TurkeyWed, Jun 5, 3:37 PM GMT+3 · 12904 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
2. 3.21 km NNE of Kullar, TurkeyMon, Jun 3, 2:02 PM GMT+3 · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
3. 2.82 km N of Köseköy, TurkeyMon, Jun 3, 1:46 PM GMT+3 · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.56 km NNW of Ula?l?, TurkeySat, Jun 1, 4:02 PM GMT+3 · 12908 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
5. 3.011 km ESE of Yuvac?k, TurkeySun, May 26, 1:17 AM GMT+3 · 12914 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
6. 2.85 km NNE of Koruköy, TurkeyFri, May 24, 3:54 PM GMT+3 · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.62 km WNW of Kocadere, TurkeyFri, May 24, 2:29 AM GMT+3 · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
8. 2.75 km E of Kestel, TurkeyThu, May 23, 12:12 PM GMT+3 · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.56 km NNE of ?i?li, TurkeyWed, May 22, 4:04 PM GMT+3 · 12918 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.913 km N of Sapanca, TurkeyWed, May 22, 3:00 PM GMT+3 · 12918 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
11. 3.022 km N of A?va, TurkeyMon, May 20, 3:32 PM GMT+3 · 12920 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
12. 2.78 km ENE of Kestel, TurkeySat, May 18, 2:00 PM GMT+3 · 12922 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
13. 2.612 km E of Tacir, TurkeyThu, May 16, 12:50 PM GMT+3 · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
14. 2.68 km NE of Tav?anc?l, TurkeyThu, May 16, 12:42 PM GMT+3 · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
15. 2.712 km N of Hamzabey, TurkeyThu, May 16, 4:53 AM GMT+3 · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
16. 2.52 km ENE of Tav?anl?, TurkeyWed, May 15, 6:23 PM GMT+3 · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
17. 2.47 km NNW of Balç?k, TurkeyWed, May 15, 4:34 PM GMT+3 · 12925 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
18. 3.13 km NNE of Ula?l?, TurkeyTue, May 14, 4:35 PM GMT+3 · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.75 km E of Umurbey, TurkeyTue, May 14, 5:51 AM GMT+3 · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
20. 2.91 km WNW of ?hsaniye, TurkeyMon, May 13, 9:06 PM GMT+3 · 12926 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004sm2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.