M2.5 earthquake 5 km WSW of Sö?ütlü, Turkey

Magnitude

2.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Sep 17, 1998, 5:58 PM GMT+3

UTC

1998-09-17 14:58:12 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.882° N, 30.419° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

• Ferizli, TurkeyPopulation 23,740. Forecast9 kmSW
• Adapazarı, TurkeyPopulation 286,787. Forecast11 kmN
• Istanbul, TurkeyPopulation 15,701,602. Forecast124 kmE

After

1. 2.74 km SE of Kullar, TurkeyThu, Oct 1, 5:03 PM GMT+3 · 10231 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
2. 2.87 km ESE of ?znik, TurkeyFri, Oct 2, 6:20 AM GMT+3 · 10230 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
3. 2.74 km SW of ?zmit, TurkeyThu, Oct 29, 5:02 AM GMT+2 · 10203 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
4. 2.97 km NNW of Adapazar?, TurkeySat, Oct 31, 7:36 AM GMT+2 · 10201 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
5. 3.014 km SE of Hendek, TurkeyThu, Nov 5, 9:46 AM GMT+2 · 10196 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
6. 2.59 km SSW of Karapürçek, TurkeyTue, Nov 10, 1:03 AM GMT+2 · 10192 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
7. 2.63 km NNW of Kar??yaka, TurkeyWed, Nov 11, 8:02 AM GMT+2 · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
8. 3.52 km E of Bahçecik, TurkeyWed, Nov 11, 1:33 PM GMT+2 · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
9. 3.41 km SSW of Yuvac?k, TurkeyWed, Nov 11, 1:36 PM GMT+2 · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
10. 3.01 km W of Köseköy, TurkeyWed, Nov 11, 1:50 PM GMT+2 · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.40 km E of Gölcük, TurkeyWed, Nov 11, 1:56 PM GMT+2 · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.53 km NW of Kar??yaka, TurkeyWed, Nov 11, 2:24 PM GMT+2 · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
13. 3.12 km ENE of Yuvac?k, TurkeyWed, Nov 11, 2:36 PM GMT+2 · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
14. 2.53 km ESE of Derince, TurkeyThu, Nov 12, 2:28 AM GMT+2 · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
15. 2.920 km ESE of Hendek, TurkeyThu, Nov 12, 11:31 AM GMT+2 · 10189 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
16. 2.75 km ENE of Gölcük, TurkeyFri, Nov 13, 3:31 AM GMT+2 · 10188 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.62 km NNE of Gölcük, TurkeySat, Nov 14, 2:24 PM GMT+2 · 10187 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

Before

1. 3.23 km NE of Köseköy, TurkeySat, Sep 5, 3:07 PM GMT+3 · 10257 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
2. 2.88 km NW of Adapazar?, TurkeyFri, Sep 4, 9:27 AM GMT+3 · 10258 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
3. 2.70 km NE of Tav?anl?, TurkeyMon, Aug 31, 1:34 PM GMT+3 · 10262 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008v3a. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:53 PM UTC.