Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 10 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey on Wed, May 5, 1999, 7:01 PM GMT+3 (16:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3 km W of Küçükkumla, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-05-05 16:01:58 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.440° N, 27.907° 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.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.94 km SE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10006 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.710 km WNW of Demirta?, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.33 km W of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 10002 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.810 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 10002 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.715 km SW of Band?rma, Turkey · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.713 km NE of Manyas, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.96 km NE of Manyas, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.87 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.64 km ESE of Mudanya, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.723 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.720 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.524 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.818 km SSW of Bahçelievler, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.217 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.714 km SSW of Bahçelievler, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.519 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.910 km SSW of Bahçelievler, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.716 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.110 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.64 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.79 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 9982 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.815 km E of Marmara, Turkey · 9982 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.816 km S of Erdek, Turkey · 9981 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.816 km SE of Band?rma, Turkey · 9977 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.821 km ENE of Band?rma, Turkey · 9973 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.910 km ESE of Gönen, Turkey · 9972 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 3.011 km ENE of Biga, Turkey · 9971 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  28. 2.57 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 9971 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.76 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9970 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.522 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 9968 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.517 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 9968 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.612 km NE of Gelibolu, Turkey · 9967 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 3.04 km NNW of Biga, Turkey · 9966 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 3.26 km NW of Marmara, Turkey · 9963 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 3.21 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9963 days ago · 13 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.88 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 9963 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 3.14 km NNE of Marmara, Turkey · 9962 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.915 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9959 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.316 km WSW of Karacabey, Turkey · 9954 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.111 km SE of Marmara, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.813 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.72 km NW of Çanta, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.69 km ESE of Biga, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.612 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00097db. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.