Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 13 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey on Wed, Mar 17, 1999, 1:39 AM GMT+2 (23:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 15 km NW of Bergama, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-03-16 23:39:50 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.329° N, 27.995° 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: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.721 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10061 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.717 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10061 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.9Western Turkey · 10061 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.822 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10060 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.821 km NNW of Emet, Turkey · 10060 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.818 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.82 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.715 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.613 km W of Soma, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.86 km SSE of Dikili, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.76 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.61 km SW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.78 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.116 km SSE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.718 km SSE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.86 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.74 km NE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.82 km NNW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.6Western Turkey · 10049 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.619 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.717 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.84 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 3.017 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.812 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.85 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.711 km WNW of Soma, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 2.726 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 2.65 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 3.15 km NW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 3.013 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10034 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 3.015 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10034 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.714 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  34. 2.823 km SSW of ?vrindi, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 3.010 km N of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.99 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10010 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 3.715 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 10009 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 2.813 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.813 km NNE of Bergama, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 2.85 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.8Western Turkey · 10007 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.94 km SE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10007 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 2.714 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10006 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.818 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 2.87 km ENE of Bergama, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.616 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10004 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 3.07 km S of Bergama, Turkey · 10004 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.7Western Turkey · 10004 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.711 km ENE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.85 km E of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.818 km SSE of Burhaniye, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.817 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.726 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.712 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.712 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.813 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.76 km ENE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.87 km E of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.515 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.60 km N of Yenice, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.84 km NNE of Yenice, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.68 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.77 km S of Yenice, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.610 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.717 km SSE of Yenice, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.715 km E of Gördes, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.810 km SSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.87 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00094mw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.