Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km NW of Akyaz?, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Akyaz?, Turkey on Mon, Feb 8, 1999, 5:08 PM GMT+2 (15:08 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km NE of Bozüyük, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-02-08 15:08:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.766° N, 30.538° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.63 km NNW of Bahçecik, Turkey · 10095 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.83 km ENE of Gölcük, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.613 km NE of Sultanbeyli, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.51 km W of Bahçecik, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.01 km N of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.52 km WNW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.513 km NNE of Balç?k, Turkey · 10058 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.116 km ESE of Küplü, Turkey · 10058 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.28 km NE of Bozüyük, Turkey · 10058 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.66 km WSW of Sö?ütlü, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.44 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.76 km ENE of Sapanca, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.40 km W of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.912 km SW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 10100 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.01 km SSE of Derince, Turkey · 10119 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.53 km E of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00092g0. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC.