Turkey earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 12 km S of Düzce, Turkey

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 12 km S of Düzce, Turkey on Sun, Aug 29, 1999, 1:15 PM GMT+3 (10:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 4 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-08-29 10:15:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.725° N, 31.173° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Bolu and Istanbul.

From the USGS event page for usp0009dss. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.45 km W of Hendek, Turkey · 9893 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 4.08 km S of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9892 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.02 km E of Köseköy, Turkey · 9891 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.95 km N of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.918 km SSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.79 km SE of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.825 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.27 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.216 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.019 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9887 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.523 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9887 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.15 km E of Köseköy, Turkey · 9886 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.22 km WNW of Hendek, Turkey · 9886 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.88 km SSE of Geyve, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 5.94 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9882 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.78 km WNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9882 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.96 km SSE of Sapanca, Turkey · 9880 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.213 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9880 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 3.54 km SE of Pamukova, Turkey · 9878 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.89 km N of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9878 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 4.39 km WNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9877 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.98 km W of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.02 km SSE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.810 km W of Sö?ütlü, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 4.31 km WSW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 3.23 km WNW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 3.44 km NW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 3.89 km WNW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9871 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 3.21 km SSE of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9870 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.85 km WNW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.86 km WSW of Hendek, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.712 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  33. 2.85 km WNW of Düzce, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.71 km N of Kullar, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 3.11 km E of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 3.117 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9859 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 3.19 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 3.65 km S of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9850 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 3.314 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9848 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 2.86 km NE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 3.017 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 3.25 km W of Düzce, Turkey · 9843 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 3.58 km NW of Düzce, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 2.911 km N of Düzce, Turkey · 9840 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.80 km ENE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9899 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 4.29 km WSW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9901 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.923 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9902 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.8Western Turkey · 9902 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 4.513 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9903 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.27 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 9905 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 4.313 km SSE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9906 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 4.10 km SE of Kullar, Turkey · 9906 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 4.015 km N of Nall?han, Turkey · 9906 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.714 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9907 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 4.123 km NW of Mudurnu, Turkey · 9907 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.09 km NW of Hendek, Turkey · 9907 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.97 km E of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.813 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.121 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.28 km NNW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.16 km ENE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.92 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.810 km S of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.76 km SSE of Kaynarca, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009dss. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.