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M3.0 earthquake 30 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 30 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey on Fri, Apr 9, 1999, 6:41 AM GMT+3 (03:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 29 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey. 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
1999-04-09 03:41:13 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.419° N, 26.170° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.117 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.229 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 2.827 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 10009 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.231 km SSE of Enez, Turkey · 10009 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.925 km S of Enez, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 3.231 km S of Enez, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.926 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 10040 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.325 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.421 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.226 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10049 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.021 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.435 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 10055 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.123 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10058 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009606. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.