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M3.7 earthquake 7 km E of Akyaz?, Turkey

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 7 km E of Akyaz?, Turkey on Tue, Aug 17, 1999, 2:12 PM GMT+3 (11:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 4 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-08-17 11:12:01 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.675° N, 30.706° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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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: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.07 km NNE of Pamukova, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 4.47 km SSE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.95 km S of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.76 km SSE of Kaynarca, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.810 km S of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.92 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.16 km ENE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 4.28 km NNW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 4.121 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.813 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.97 km E of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9907 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 4.09 km NW of Hendek, Turkey · 9907 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.123 km NW of Mudurnu, Turkey · 9907 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 4.714 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9906 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 4.015 km N of Nall?han, Turkey · 9906 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.10 km SE of Kullar, Turkey · 9906 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.01 km SE of Ula?l?, Turkey · 9905 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 4.313 km SSE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9905 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 4.27 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 9905 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 4.513 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9903 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 3.8Western Turkey · 9902 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 3.923 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9902 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 4.29 km WSW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9901 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 4.80 km ENE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9899 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 3.57 km NW of ?zmit, Turkey · 9898 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 4.212 km S of Düzce, Turkey · 9896 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 5.22 km NNE of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 9895 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 4.51 km NNE of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 9895 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 3.45 km W of Hendek, Turkey · 9892 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 4.08 km S of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9892 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 4.02 km E of Köseköy, Turkey · 9890 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 3.95 km N of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  33. 4.015 km SSE of Bahçecik, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 3.12 km N of Körfez, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 3.918 km SSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  36. 2.79 km SE of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.94 km N of Ula?l?, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 3.825 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 3.27 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9888 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 3.216 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 3.019 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9886 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 3.523 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9886 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  43. 3.15 km E of Köseköy, Turkey · 9886 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 3.22 km WNW of Hendek, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  45. 3.88 km SSE of Geyve, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.81 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 5.94 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9881 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.78 km WNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9881 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.96 km SSE of Sapanca, Turkey · 9880 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 3.213 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 2.81 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 2.50 km S of ?zmit, Turkey · 9878 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 3.54 km SE of Pamukova, Turkey · 9878 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 2.89 km N of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9877 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  55. 4.39 km WNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9877 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 2.98 km W of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.81 km NW of ?zmit, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.82 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 3.02 km SSE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.810 km W of Sö?ütlü, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 4.51 km N of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 4.26 km NE of Düzce, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 4.114 km SSW of Kaynarca, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.612 km SSE of Düzce, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.911 km ESE of Sö?ütlü, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.110 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.315 km SSE of Hendek, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.26 km S of Hendek, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 4.62 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 4.04 km S of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.64 km E of Düzce, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.514 km SSE of Düzce, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.02 km WNW of Kullar, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 3.62 km W of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 4.17 km NW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.68 km NNW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.211 km NE of Hendek, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 4.14 km S of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 4.58 km SW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.918 km SSE of Hendek, Turkey · 9909 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009d73. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.