Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km WSW of Keles, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Keles, Turkey on Sun, Oct 25, 1998, 10:33 PM GMT+2 (20:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km SSE of Keles, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-10-25 20:33:35 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.904° N, 29.185° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 67 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 67.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008x1w. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.