M2.6 earthquake 22 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey

Magnitude

2.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Nov 12, 1998, 10:04 AM GMT+2

UTC

1998-11-12 08:04:17 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.386° N, 27.399° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

• Soma, TurkeyPopulation 98,714. Forecast29 kmNW
• Balıkesir, TurkeyPopulation 238,151. Forecast51 kmSW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast111 kmNNE

After

1. 2.712 km E of Bigadiç, TurkeyFri, Nov 13, 1:44 AM GMT+2 · 10188 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.714 km W of Bigadiç, TurkeyFri, Nov 13, 9:46 PM GMT+2 · 10187 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
3. 2.916 km E of Bigadiç, TurkeyFri, Nov 13, 10:07 PM GMT+2 · 10187 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
4. 3.411 km NE of Pámfila, GreeceThu, Nov 19, 11:11 PM GMT+2 · 10181 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.75 km E of Bigadiç, TurkeySat, Nov 21, 1:14 AM GMT+2 · 10180 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
6. 3.54 km NE of Çandarl?, TurkeySat, Nov 21, 8:20 AM GMT+2 · 10180 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
7. 2.817 km E of Yeni?akran, TurkeySat, Nov 21, 11:13 AM GMT+2 · 10179 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
8. 3.114 km E of Bigadiç, TurkeyThu, Dec 3, 5:51 PM GMT+2 · 10167 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.919 km NE of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyThu, Dec 3, 6:06 PM GMT+2 · 10167 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.812 km ENE of Bigadiç, TurkeyThu, Dec 3, 6:08 PM GMT+2 · 10167 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
11. 2.518 km NE of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyThu, Dec 3, 6:11 PM GMT+2 · 10167 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
12. 3.711 km NW of Manisa, TurkeySun, Dec 6, 9:30 AM GMT+2 · 10165 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
13. 3.55 km S of Skópelos, GreeceFri, Dec 25, 2:37 PM GMT+2 · 10145 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
14. 3.417 km ENE of Soma, TurkeySun, Dec 27, 7:33 PM GMT+2 · 10143 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
15. 3.114 km NW of Dursunbey, TurkeyTue, Dec 29, 7:15 AM GMT+2 · 10142 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
16. 3.73 km WNW of Yenifoça, TurkeyThu, Dec 31, 7:44 PM GMT+2 · 10139 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
17. 2.814 km NNE of Bergama, TurkeyFri, Jan 1, 8:33 PM GMT+2 · 10138 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
18. 3.711 km ESE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jan 7, 12:41 AM GMT+2 · 10133 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
19. 2.90 km S of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jan 7, 2:03 AM GMT+2 · 10133 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
20. 2.89 km NNE of Soma, TurkeyThu, Jan 7, 10:51 AM GMT+2 · 10132 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
21. 2.76 km S of Soma, TurkeyThu, Jan 7, 3:37 PM GMT+2 · 10132 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
22. 3.43 km ENE of Pappádos, GreeceFri, Jan 8, 2:40 AM GMT+2 · 10132 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
23. 2.71 km SE of Zeytinliova, TurkeyFri, Jan 8, 12:15 PM GMT+2 · 10131 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
24. 2.73 km E of Soma, TurkeyFri, Jan 8, 12:47 PM GMT+2 · 10131 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
25. 2.611 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyFri, Jan 8, 12:49 PM GMT+2 · 10131 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
26. 2.910 km SE of Gölmarmara, TurkeySun, Jan 10, 5:11 AM GMT+2 · 10130 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
27. 3.88 km WNW of Alia?a, TurkeySun, Jan 10, 10:11 AM GMT+2 · 10130 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

Before

1. 2.614 km NNW of Gördes, TurkeyWed, Nov 11, 4:34 PM GMT+2 · 10189 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.67 km NNE of Bigadiç, TurkeyTue, Nov 10, 4:22 AM GMT+2 · 10191 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
3. 3.415 km N of Dikili, TurkeyMon, Nov 9, 1:01 PM GMT+2 · 10191 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.819 km ENE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyFri, Nov 6, 8:34 PM GMT+2 · 10194 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
5. 2.77 km ENE of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyFri, Nov 6, 4:09 PM GMT+2 · 10194 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
6. 2.712 km W of Soma, TurkeyFri, Nov 6, 11:31 AM GMT+2 · 10194 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
7. 3.04 km NE of Agiásos, GreeceFri, Nov 6, 12:09 AM GMT+2 · 10195 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
8. 3.811 km S of Gömeç, TurkeyThu, Nov 5, 11:52 PM GMT+2 · 10195 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.73 km S of Bigadiç, TurkeyWed, Nov 4, 9:42 PM GMT+2 · 10196 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
10. 3.014 km N of K?n?k, TurkeyWed, Nov 4, 4:23 PM GMT+2 · 10196 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
11. 2.811 km SSE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyWed, Nov 4, 3:31 PM GMT+2 · 10196 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
12. 2.89 km ESE of Bigadiç, TurkeyWed, Nov 4, 3:09 PM GMT+2 · 10196 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
13. 2.712 km ESE of Bigadiç, TurkeyWed, Nov 4, 2:50 PM GMT+2 · 10196 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
14. 3.211 km E of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyWed, Nov 4, 2:46 PM GMT+2 · 10196 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.71 km NE of Bigadiç, TurkeyTue, Nov 3, 1:19 PM GMT+2 · 10197 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
16. 2.919 km NE of Bigadiç, TurkeyMon, Nov 2, 3:31 AM GMT+2 · 10199 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.97 km NNE of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyMon, Nov 2, 3:03 AM GMT+2 · 10199 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
18. 3.96 km ENE of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyMon, Nov 2, 2:44 AM GMT+2 · 10199 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
19. 2.85 km NNE of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyMon, Nov 2, 2:36 AM GMT+2 · 10199 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
20. 2.610 km W of Dursunbey, TurkeySat, Oct 31, 9:23 AM GMT+2 · 10201 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008y2e. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.