Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km NE of Ayval?k, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Ayval?k, Turkey on Sun, Feb 28, 1999, 10:45 PM GMT+2 (20:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 31 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-02-28 20:45:00 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.338° N, 26.720° 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: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.631 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 10076 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.74 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10076 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.612 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.011 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.710 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.84 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.826 km SSE of Havran, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.87 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.810 km SSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.610 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.68 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.87 km E of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.813 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.712 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.712 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.48 km S of Plomári, Greece · 10067 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.16 km ESE of Plomári, Greece · 10067 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.618 km NW of Urla, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.818 km SSE of Burhaniye, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.85 km E of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10065 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.9Western Turkey · 10062 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.82 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10059 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 10058 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 2.613 km W of Soma, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.86 km SSE of Dikili, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.76 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 3.514 km NNW of Urla, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 2.61 km SW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 3.017 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 3.15 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.84 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.74 km NE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.82 km NNW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.6Western Turkey · 10051 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.55 km S of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.619 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 2.717 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.84 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 3.017 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10049 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 2.812 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10041 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.85 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 3.122 km W of Eresós, Greece · 10039 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.711 km WNW of Soma, Turkey · 10038 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 2.65 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10038 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 3.15 km NW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10038 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.94 km E of Alia?a, Turkey · 10037 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 3.013 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 3.015 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10035 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 3.530 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 10035 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.94 km SE of Ezine, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.97 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.812 km W of Soma, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.119 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.77 km WSW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.712 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.77 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.96 km SSW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10084 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.03 km SW of Loutrá, Greece · 10084 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.012 km SW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10084 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.712 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10086 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.76 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10086 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.39 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 10092 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.334 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 10093 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.78 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10095 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.66 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10100 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.86 km NE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10103 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.89 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 10105 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.614 km S of Biga, Turkey · 10107 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00093n5. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.