M3.8 earthquake 9 km SW of Didim, Turkey

Magnitude

3.8 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, May 5, 1999, 7:46 PM GMT+3

UTC

1999-05-05 16:46:54 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.330° N, 27.170° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

• Didim, TurkeyPopulation 26,000. Forecast10 kmSW
• Aydın, TurkeyPopulation 163,022. Forecast82 kmSW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast120 kmS

After

1. 3.70 km SW of Milas, TurkeyThu, May 20, 6:21 AM GMT+3 · 9998 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
2. 3.612 km ENE of Vathý, GreeceFri, May 21, 3:37 AM GMT+3 · 9997 days ago · 34 km deep · 50 km away
3. 3.31 km ESE of Pylí, GreeceFri, May 21, 9:29 AM GMT+3 · 9997 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
4. 3.610 km ENE of Kos, GreeceFri, May 21, 9:31 AM GMT+3 · 9997 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
5. 3.06 km SSE of Milas, TurkeyFri, May 21, 12:25 PM GMT+3 · 9997 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
6. 3.613 km SSW of Bay?r, TurkeyFri, May 21, 6:48 PM GMT+3 · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.98 km ESE of Milas, TurkeyFri, May 21, 10:17 PM GMT+3 · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
8. 3.713 km SE of Milas, TurkeySun, May 23, 4:01 AM GMT+3 · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
9. 3.311 km S of Milas, TurkeyTue, May 25, 7:43 PM GMT+3 · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
10. 3.811 km SE of Güvercinlik, TurkeyWed, May 26, 2:01 AM GMT+3 · 9992 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.812 km S of Milas, TurkeyWed, May 26, 2:21 AM GMT+3 · 9992 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
12. 3.611 km SSE of Milas, TurkeyWed, May 26, 3:15 AM GMT+3 · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
13. 3.310 km ESE of Milas, TurkeyFri, May 28, 10:53 PM GMT+3 · 9989 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
14. 3.014 km S of Milas, TurkeySat, May 29, 12:51 AM GMT+3 · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
15. 2.94 km SSE of Söke, TurkeySat, May 29, 2:02 AM GMT+3 · 9989 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
16. 3.010 km E of Güvercinlik, TurkeySat, May 29, 7:43 AM GMT+3 · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
17. 3.110 km SSE of Milas, TurkeySat, May 29, 8:07 AM GMT+3 · 9989 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
18. 3.77 km WNW of Sar?kemer, TurkeyThu, Jun 3, 11:06 AM GMT+3 · 9984 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
19. 3.611 km W of Mandráki, GreeceSat, Jun 5, 12:35 AM GMT+3 · 9982 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
20. 3.47 km ESE of Çine, TurkeyWed, Jun 9, 12:40 PM GMT+3 · 9977 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
21. 3.720 km E of Agía Marína, GreeceSun, Jun 20, 7:35 PM GMT+3 · 9966 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
22. 3.515 km E of Didim, TurkeyTue, Jun 22, 12:12 AM GMT+3 · 9965 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
23. 3.611 km NNE of Özdere, TurkeySun, Jun 27, 2:43 AM GMT+3 · 9960 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
24. 3.68 km ESE of Seferihisar, TurkeyMon, Jun 28, 10:23 PM GMT+3 · 9958 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away
25. 3.511 km SW of Seferihisar, TurkeySat, Jul 3, 8:10 PM GMT+3 · 9953 days ago · 41 km deep · 95 km away
26. 3.510 km SW of Seferihisar, TurkeySat, Jul 3, 8:44 PM GMT+3 · 9953 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 3.29 km SE of Milas, TurkeyWed, May 5, 1:38 AM GMT+3 · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
2. 3.717 km E of Güvercinlik, TurkeyMon, May 3, 9:04 PM GMT+3 · 10014 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
3. 3.712 km SW of Milas, TurkeyMon, May 3, 8:47 PM GMT+3 · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
4. 3.812 km NE of Güvercinlik, TurkeyMon, May 3, 8:33 PM GMT+3 · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
5. 3.37 km SE of Milas, TurkeyMon, May 3, 12:35 PM GMT+3 · 10015 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
6. 3.711 km SSW of Milas, TurkeySat, May 1, 4:23 PM GMT+3 · 10016 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
7. 3.28 km SSE of Milas, TurkeySat, May 1, 11:51 AM GMT+3 · 10017 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
8. 3.87 km SE of Milas, TurkeySat, May 1, 10:45 AM GMT+3 · 10017 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
9. 3.84 km SE of Milas, TurkeySat, May 1, 10:16 AM GMT+3 · 10017 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
10. 3.710 km SE of Milas, TurkeySat, May 1, 10:14 AM GMT+3 · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
11. 2.910 km SW of Turgut, TurkeySat, May 1, 3:33 AM GMT+3 · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
12. 2.817 km S of Milas, TurkeySat, May 1, 3:17 AM GMT+3 · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
13. 3.110 km SE of Milas, TurkeySat, May 1, 3:09 AM GMT+3 · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
14. 3.815 km WSW of Bay?r, TurkeyWed, Apr 14, 1:47 PM GMT+3 · 10033 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
15. 3.319 km SW of Datça, TurkeySun, Apr 11, 1:46 AM GMT+3 · 10037 days ago · 107 km deep · 86 km away
16. 3.530 km WNW of Kéfalos, GreeceFri, Apr 9, 6:37 PM GMT+3 · 10038 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
17. 3.34 km SSW of Bay?r, TurkeyThu, Apr 8, 1:05 PM GMT+3 · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00097de. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.