M2.9 earthquake 2 km WNW of Söke, Turkey
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Söke, Turkey on Mon, Nov 9, 1998, 10:44 AM GMT+2 (08:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km NNW of Söke, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1998-11-09 08:44:00 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.759° N, 27.378° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.010 km SSW of Turgut, Turkey · 10192 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.62 km NNW of Söke, Turkey · 10164 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.69 km E of Milas, Turkey · 10135 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008xwg. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.