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M2.9 earthquake 12 km SSE of Düzce, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Düzce, Turkey on Sun, Dec 19, 1999, 2:32 PM GMT+2 (12:32 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 28 km SW of Devrek, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-12-19 12:32:25 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.747° N, 31.240° 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.

From the USGS event page for usp0009k0p. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.310 km E of Hendek, Turkey · 9785 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.66 km NNW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9785 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.97 km WNW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9785 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.69 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9776 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.68 km NNE of Mudurnu, Turkey · 9772 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.93 km SSW of Hendek, Turkey · 9770 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 4.08 km SE of Düzce, Turkey · 9769 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.216 km WSW of Bolu, Turkey · 9766 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 4.319 km ESE of Düzce, Turkey · 9754 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.46 km NNW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9751 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 4.928 km SW of Devrek, Turkey · 9729 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.816 km NW of Yeniça?a, Turkey · 9729 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.219 km ESE of Alapl?, Turkey · 9726 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.513 km ENE of Düzce, Turkey · 9788 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 4.3Western Turkey · 9792 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.27 km E of Köseköy, Turkey · 9793 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.46 km S of Düzce, Turkey · 9794 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.011 km SSE of Hendek, Turkey · 9795 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.115 km WNW of Bolu, Turkey · 9806 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.713 km NW of Bolu, Turkey · 9806 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.97 km WSW of Hendek, Turkey · 9807 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.111 km N of Düzce, Turkey · 9807 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.34 km W of Hendek, Turkey · 9807 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.112 km NNE of Bolu, Turkey · 9809 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.216 km SE of Kocaali, Turkey · 9809 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.920 km E of Düzce, Turkey · 9809 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 4.44 km WSW of Bolu, Turkey · 9813 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 4.018 km SSE of Düzce, Turkey · 9814 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 4.25 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9814 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 4.016 km NW of Bolu, Turkey · 9815 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.816 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9816 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 4.11 km WSW of Hendek, Turkey · 9816 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009k0p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.