Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 17 km ENE of Balya, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17 km ENE of Balya, Turkey on Fri, Mar 5, 1999, 5:59 PM GMT+2 (15:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km ESE of Biga, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-03-05 15:59:00 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.799° N, 27.772° 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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.612 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.59 km W of Orhaneli, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.73 km N of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.011 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.710 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.84 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.826 km SSE of Havran, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.87 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.810 km SSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.610 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.619 km NNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.77 km S of Yenice, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.68 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.84 km NNE of Yenice, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.60 km N of Yenice, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.515 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.87 km E of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.76 km ENE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 2.813 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.712 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.55 km N of Erdek, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.712 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.925 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 2.817 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10065 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  25. 2.818 km SSE of Burhaniye, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.711 km ENE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.613 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 2.9Western Turkey · 10060 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 2.822 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10060 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.818 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.82 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 2.715 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.613 km W of Soma, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.76 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.61 km SW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  37. 2.78 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 3.116 km SSE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.718 km SSE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.86 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 2.74 km NE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.82 km NNW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.6Western Turkey · 10049 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 2.619 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.717 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.84 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 3.017 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 2.612 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 3.69 km ESE of Biga, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.812 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.85 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.711 km WNW of Soma, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 2.65 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 3.013 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10034 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 3.015 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10034 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.714 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 2.823 km SSW of ?vrindi, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.74 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.018 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.215 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.216 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.97 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10079 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.812 km W of Soma, Turkey · 10079 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.77 km WSW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.712 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.77 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.87 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.96 km SSW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.712 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10084 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.76 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10085 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.821 km SSW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10086 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.916 km ENE of Manyas, Turkey · 10087 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.515 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10092 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.78 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10093 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.515 km N of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10097 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.66 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10098 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.715 km SW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10098 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00093xb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.