Turkey earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 17 km ENE of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Soma, Turkey on Sun, Dec 27, 1998, 7:33 PM GMT+2 (17:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-12-27 17:33:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.245° N, 27.795° 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.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.114 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10141 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.814 km NNE of Bergama, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.711 km ESE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10133 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.90 km S of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10133 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.89 km NNE of Soma, Turkey · 10132 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.76 km S of Soma, Turkey · 10132 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.71 km SE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10131 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.73 km E of Soma, Turkey · 10131 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.611 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10131 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.910 km SE of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 10130 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 3.88 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.87 km NNE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10128 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.53 km NNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.418 km SW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.15 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.83 km ESE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.911 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.724 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10123 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.611 km ESE of Gönen, Turkey · 10123 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.89 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 10104 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  21. 2.86 km NE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10102 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.715 km SW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10099 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.66 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10099 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 3.515 km N of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10099 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.78 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10094 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.515 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10093 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.821 km SSW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10087 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.76 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10086 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 2.712 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10086 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 3.012 km SW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.711 km NW of Manisa, Turkey · 10164 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.518 km NE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10167 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.812 km ENE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10167 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.919 km NE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10167 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.114 km E of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10167 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000908m. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 PM UTC.