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M2.5 earthquake 5 km N of Erdek, Turkey

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km N of Erdek, Turkey on Fri, Mar 12, 1999, 11:14 AM GMT+2 (09:14 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km ESE of Biga, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-03-12 09:14:55 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.445° N, 27.790° 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.925 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.71 km NNE of Muratbey, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.62 km WSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10062 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.9Western Turkey · 10060 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.010 km S of Kumba?, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.015 km S of Mudanya, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.816 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.611 km NNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.68 km N of Mudanya, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.120 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.63 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.913 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10049 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.612 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.69 km ESE of Biga, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.72 km NW of Çanta, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.813 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.111 km SE of Marmara, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 2.810 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 2.619 km NNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.817 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.018 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.215 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.216 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.713 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.712 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.710 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.87 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.610 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.013 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10087 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.916 km ENE of Manyas, Turkey · 10087 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00094c7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.