Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 20 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 20 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey on Thu, Nov 12, 1998, 11:31 AM GMT+2 (09:31 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km WSW of Kullar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-11-12 09:31:10 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.709° N, 30.956° 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.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km ENE of Gölcük, Turkey · 10188 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.62 km NNE of Gölcük, Turkey · 10187 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.84 km NW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10164 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.81 km NE of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.42 km WSW of Kullar, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.75 km WSW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.81 km WSW of Kullar, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.80 km N of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.72 km N of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.18 km NNE of Hendek, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.83 km ESE of Derince, Turkey · 10136 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 2.53 km ESE of Derince, Turkey · 10189 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.12 km ENE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.53 km NW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.40 km E of Gölcük, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.01 km W of Köseköy, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.41 km SSW of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.52 km E of Bahçecik, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.63 km NNW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.59 km SSW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 10191 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.014 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 10196 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.97 km NNW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 10201 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.74 km SW of ?zmit, Turkey · 10203 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.929 km NNE of Bolu, Turkey · 10209 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008y2k. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC.