Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 26 km NW of Emet, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Emet, Turkey on Sun, Mar 7, 1999, 6:01 AM GMT+2 (04:01 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km NE of Bozüyük, 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
1999-03-07 04:01:32 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.539° N, 29.075° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 61.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009409. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.