Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13 km WNW of Bursa, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Bursa, Turkey on Thu, Nov 19, 1998, 8:01 PM GMT+2 (18:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 28 km NE of Band?rma, 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
1998-11-19 18:01:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.233° N, 28.904° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008yfd. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.