M3.7 earthquake 3 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey

Magnitude

3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Dec 31, 1998, 7:44 PM GMT+2

UTC

1998-12-31 17:44:03 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.750° N, 26.800° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

• Foça, TurkeyPopulation 28,594. Forecast10 kmNNE
• Çiğli, TurkeyPopulation 214,065. Forecast37 kmNW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast48 kmNW

After

1. 2.814 km NNE of Bergama, TurkeyFri, Jan 1, 8:33 PM GMT+2 · 10137 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
2. 3.711 km ESE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jan 7, 12:41 AM GMT+2 · 10132 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
3. 2.90 km S of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jan 7, 2:03 AM GMT+2 · 10132 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.89 km NNE of Soma, TurkeyThu, Jan 7, 10:51 AM GMT+2 · 10132 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.76 km S of Soma, TurkeyThu, Jan 7, 3:37 PM GMT+2 · 10131 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
6. 3.43 km ENE of Pappádos, GreeceFri, Jan 8, 2:40 AM GMT+2 · 10131 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.71 km SE of Zeytinliova, TurkeyFri, Jan 8, 12:15 PM GMT+2 · 10131 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.73 km E of Soma, TurkeyFri, Jan 8, 12:47 PM GMT+2 · 10131 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
9. 2.611 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyFri, Jan 8, 12:49 PM GMT+2 · 10131 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
10. 3.88 km WNW of Alia?a, TurkeySun, Jan 10, 10:11 AM GMT+2 · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
11. 4.110 km W of Karaburun, TurkeySun, Jan 10, 10:34 AM GMT+2 · 10129 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
12. 3.610 km NW of Karaburun, TurkeySun, Jan 10, 12:53 PM GMT+2 · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
13. 3.417 km NW of Karaburun, TurkeySun, Jan 10, 3:45 PM GMT+2 · 10128 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
14. 3.717 km SSW of Plomári, GreeceSun, Jan 10, 4:17 PM GMT+2 · 10128 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
15. 3.87 km NNE of Zeytinda?, TurkeyMon, Jan 11, 10:58 PM GMT+2 · 10127 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
16. 3.317 km WNW of ?zmir, TurkeyTue, Jan 12, 7:25 AM GMT+2 · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
17. 3.617 km WSW of Menemen, TurkeyTue, Jan 12, 7:27 AM GMT+2 · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
18. 3.53 km NNW of Yeni?akran, TurkeyWed, Jan 13, 8:41 AM GMT+2 · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
19. 3.15 km WNW of Yeni?akran, TurkeyThu, Jan 14, 1:13 AM GMT+2 · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.83 km ESE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jan 14, 11:47 AM GMT+2 · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
21. 2.911 km N of K?n?k, TurkeyThu, Jan 14, 1:35 PM GMT+2 · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
22. 3.16 km E of Ayvac?k, TurkeyFri, Jan 15, 1:05 PM GMT+2 · 10124 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.724 km W of Sava?tepe, TurkeySat, Jan 16, 4:44 PM GMT+2 · 10122 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
24. 3.06 km SSE of Behram, TurkeyWed, Jan 20, 7:56 PM GMT+2 · 10118 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
25. 3.45 km ENE of Chios, GreeceSun, Jan 24, 6:44 PM GMT+2 · 10114 days ago · 38 km deep · 66 km away
26. 2.89 km NE of Soma, TurkeyThu, Feb 4, 4:45 PM GMT+2 · 10103 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
27. 2.86 km NE of Zeytinliova, TurkeySat, Feb 6, 11:44 AM GMT+2 · 10102 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
28. 2.66 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyTue, Feb 9, 4:04 PM GMT+2 · 10098 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
29. 3.69 km W of Vrontádos, GreeceSat, Feb 13, 6:29 PM GMT+2 · 10094 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
30. 2.78 km W of Sava?tepe, TurkeySun, Feb 14, 1:55 PM GMT+2 · 10094 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
31. 3.334 km SSW of Eresós, GreeceTue, Feb 16, 5:38 PM GMT+2 · 10091 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
32. 3.39 km NNW of Oinoússes, GreeceWed, Feb 17, 2:05 AM GMT+2 · 10091 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
33. 2.76 km SW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyTue, Feb 23, 1:54 AM GMT+2 · 10085 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
34. 2.712 km NE of Bergama, TurkeyTue, Feb 23, 7:04 AM GMT+2 · 10085 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
35. 3.012 km SW of Çandarl?, TurkeyThu, Feb 25, 5:15 PM GMT+2 · 10082 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
36. 3.03 km SW of Loutrá, GreeceThu, Feb 25, 8:31 PM GMT+2 · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
37. 2.96 km SSW of Zeytinliova, TurkeyThu, Feb 25, 9:45 PM GMT+2 · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
38. 2.77 km NE of Soma, TurkeyFri, Feb 26, 2:29 PM GMT+2 · 10081 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
39. 2.77 km WSW of K?n?k, TurkeySat, Feb 27, 12:32 PM GMT+2 · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
40. 3.119 km NW of Foça, TurkeySat, Feb 27, 11:50 PM GMT+2 · 10080 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
41. 2.812 km W of Soma, TurkeySun, Feb 28, 10:56 AM GMT+2 · 10080 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
42. 2.97 km WSW of K?rka?aç, TurkeySun, Feb 28, 11:22 AM GMT+2 · 10080 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
43. 2.93 km NE of Ayval?k, TurkeySun, Feb 28, 10:45 PM GMT+2 · 10079 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

Before

1. 3.55 km S of Skópelos, GreeceFri, Dec 25, 2:37 PM GMT+2 · 10144 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
2. 3.611 km S of Polichnítos, GreeceFri, Dec 25, 6:11 AM GMT+2 · 10145 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
3. 3.711 km NW of Manisa, TurkeySun, Dec 6, 9:30 AM GMT+2 · 10164 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00090e5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.