Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Babada?, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Babada?, Turkey on Sun, Mar 28, 1999, 8:35 AM GMT+3 (05:35 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 32 km N of Ortaca, Turkey. 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
1999-03-28 05:35:52 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.695° N, 28.889° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.232 km N of Ortaca, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.813 km ESE of Milas, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.0Western Turkey · 10049 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.34 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.815 km WSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 10034 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.910 km SW of Turgut, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.08 km SSE of Kavakl?dere, Turkey · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.03 km ESE of Kavakl?dere, Turkey · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.828 km S of Kale, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.18 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.613 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.98 km ESE of Milas, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.110 km SW of Baklan, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.024 km SSW of Nikfer, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.95 km WSW of Buharkent, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.74 km NW of Yata?an, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.110 km N of Honaz, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.35 km NNE of Serinhisar, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.211 km ENE of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.122 km NNE of Ortaca, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00095b2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.