Turkey earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km SSE of Behram, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Behram, Turkey on Wed, Jan 20, 1999, 7:56 PM GMT+2 (17:56 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-01-20 17:56:13 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.437° N, 26.361° 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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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.334 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 10091 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.39 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 10091 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.712 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10085 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.012 km SW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.03 km SW of Loutrá, Greece · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.77 km WSW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.119 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.213 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.812 km W of Soma, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.94 km SE of Ezine, Turkey · 10079 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.93 km NE of Ayval?k, Turkey · 10079 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 3.631 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 10075 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.97 km ENE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.3Western Turkey · 10074 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.820 km ENE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.514 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.826 km SSE of Havran, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.87 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.813 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.48 km S of Plomári, Greece · 10065 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 3.16 km ESE of Plomári, Greece · 10065 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.818 km SSE of Burhaniye, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.85 km E of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.724 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10122 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.16 km E of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 10124 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.911 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.15 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.53 km NNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.87 km NNE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10127 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.717 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 10128 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.417 km NW of Karaburun, Turkey · 10128 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.610 km NW of Karaburun, Turkey · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 4.110 km W of Karaburun, Turkey · 10129 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.88 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.43 km ENE of Pappádos, Greece · 10131 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.814 km NNE of Bergama, Turkey · 10137 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.73 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.55 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 10145 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.611 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 10145 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00091ds. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC.