Turkey earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 15 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey on Thu, Oct 22, 1998, 3:51 PM GMT+3 (12:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km ENE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-10-22 12:51:01 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.353° N, 28.306° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008ww8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC.