Turkey earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4 km SW of ?zmit, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km SW of ?zmit, Turkey on Thu, Oct 29, 1998, 5:02 AM GMT+2 (03:02 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km E of Bahçecik, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-10-29 03:02:13 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.736° N, 29.901° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km NE of Mudanya, Turkey · 10202 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.318 km SW of Adalan, Turkey · 10201 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.97 km NNW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 10201 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.710 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 10199 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.014 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 10196 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.67 km NNE of Umurbey, Turkey · 10193 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.59 km SSW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 10191 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.74 km SSE of Kad?köy, Turkey · 10191 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.62 km NE of Ba?ak?ehir, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.63 km NNW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.52 km E of Bahçecik, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.41 km SSW of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.01 km W of Köseköy, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.40 km E of Gölcük, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.53 km NW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.12 km ENE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 10190 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.53 km ESE of Derince, Turkey · 10189 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.920 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 10189 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.50 km ENE of Gemlik, Turkey · 10189 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.75 km ENE of Gölcük, Turkey · 10188 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.916 km ESE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 10188 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.62 km NNE of Gölcük, Turkey · 10187 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 2.518 km NE of Balç?k, Turkey · 10182 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.84 km NW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10164 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.83 km NE of Bozüyük, Turkey · 10208 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.42 km NE of Gemlik, Turkey · 10209 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.54 km NNE of Demirta?, Turkey · 10227 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.87 km ESE of ?znik, Turkey · 10230 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.74 km SE of Kullar, Turkey · 10231 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008x7j. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:36 AM UTC.