Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 12 km NE of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Soma, Turkey on Sat, May 29, 1993, 12:05 PM GMT+3 (09:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 1 km NW of Saruhanl?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1993-05-29 09:05:19 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.260° N, 27.715° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
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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: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km S of Soma, Turkey · 12182 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.87 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12182 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.66 km SSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 12181 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.86 km WNW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12181 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.87 km W of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12181 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.79 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12180 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.812 km NW of Turgutlu, Turkey · 12179 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.66 km N of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12179 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.910 km NE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12179 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.910 km NE of Demirci, Turkey · 12179 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.811 km NW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12179 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 4.31 km NW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12178 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.78 km SSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.612 km WNW of Tatkavakl?, Turkey · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.918 km E of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12174 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.920 km ENE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.84 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12173 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.83 km NW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12173 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.98 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 12172 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.710 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 12172 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.85 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12172 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.75 km N of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12172 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.716 km E of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12172 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.912 km ENE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.78 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  26. 2.87 km W of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  27. 2.812 km NW of Kepsut, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.87 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.82 km NE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 3.04 km S of Çandarl?, Turkey · 12170 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 3.33 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12170 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 2.813 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 12170 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 2.61 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12170 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 3.1Near the coast of western Turkey · 12169 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 2.79 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12169 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.810 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 12169 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.73 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12168 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.78 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12168 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.710 km ENE of K?n?k, Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.910 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.74 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.711 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 2.85 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.79 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12166 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.84 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12166 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 2.88 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12166 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 2.812 km E of Soma, Turkey · 12166 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 2.57 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12166 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  49. 2.89 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12166 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.82 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12165 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  51. 3.210 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 3.112 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 2.81 km E of Soma, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 2.818 km E of Akhisar, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 3.58 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 2.83 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.80 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 3.710 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 3.014 km NW of Turgutlu, Turkey · 12163 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 2.87 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12163 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.710 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12182 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.713 km NNE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 12182 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.83 km WNW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 12183 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.87 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12183 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.87 km W of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 12183 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.816 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.85 km WNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.77 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.811 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.76 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 2.84 km SSE of Soma, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.810 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.813 km E of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.73 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.78 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.910 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.812 km WNW of ?vrindi, Turkey · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.07 km NNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 12186 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.712 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 12186 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.72 km SE of Soma, Turkey · 12186 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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