Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey on Thu, Apr 8, 1999, 10:22 AM GMT+3 (07:22 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-04-08 07:22:59 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.504° N, 27.843° 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.69 km ESE of Biga, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.72 km NW of Çanta, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.813 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.111 km SE of Marmara, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.810 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 2.94 km SE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10006 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.710 km WNW of Demirta?, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 2.810 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 10002 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.715 km SW of Band?rma, Turkey · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.713 km NE of Manyas, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.96 km NE of Manyas, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.64 km ESE of Mudanya, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.723 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.720 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.524 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.818 km SSW of Bahçelievler, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 3.217 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.714 km SSW of Bahçelievler, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.519 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.910 km SSW of Bahçelievler, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 2.716 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.110 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.64 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.79 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 9983 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 2.815 km E of Marmara, Turkey · 9982 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.816 km S of Erdek, Turkey · 9981 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 2.913 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10049 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 2.63 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.120 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.68 km N of Mudanya, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.611 km NNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.816 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.015 km S of Mudanya, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.010 km S of Kumba?, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.62 km WSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10062 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.71 km NNE of Muratbey, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.06 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.925 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.15 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.55 km N of Erdek, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.619 km NNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00095yv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.