M3.1 earthquake 19 km NW of Foça, Turkey

Magnitude

3.1 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Feb 27, 1999, 11:50 PM GMT+2

UTC

1999-02-27 21:50:55 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.794° N, 26.604° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

• Foça, TurkeyPopulation 28,594. Forecast19 kmNW
• Çiğli, TurkeyPopulation 214,065. Forecast52 kmNW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast63 kmNW

After

1. 2.812 km W of Soma, TurkeySun, Feb 28, 10:56 AM GMT+2 · 10079 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
2. 2.97 km WSW of K?rka?aç, TurkeySun, Feb 28, 11:22 AM GMT+2 · 10079 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.93 km NE of Ayval?k, TurkeySun, Feb 28, 10:45 PM GMT+2 · 10079 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
4. 3.617 km ENE of Alaçat?, TurkeyTue, Mar 2, 2:32 PM GMT+2 · 10077 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
5. 3.631 km NNW of Oinoússes, GreeceFri, Mar 5, 6:01 AM GMT+2 · 10075 days ago · 32 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.74 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Mar 5, 4:55 PM GMT+2 · 10074 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.710 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyMon, Mar 8, 11:29 AM GMT+2 · 10071 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.84 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyMon, Mar 8, 12:29 PM GMT+2 · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.826 km SSE of Havran, TurkeyMon, Mar 8, 2:25 PM GMT+2 · 10071 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
10. 2.87 km NNW of K?n?k, TurkeyMon, Mar 8, 3:58 PM GMT+2 · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
11. 2.610 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyTue, Mar 9, 3:19 PM GMT+2 · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
12. 2.68 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyWed, Mar 10, 12:01 PM GMT+2 · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
13. 3.68 km WNW of Seferihisar, TurkeyWed, Mar 10, 4:30 PM GMT+2 · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
14. 2.813 km NNW of K?n?k, TurkeyThu, Mar 11, 5:10 PM GMT+2 · 10068 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
15. 3.48 km S of Plomári, GreeceSun, Mar 14, 5:41 PM GMT+2 · 10065 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
16. 3.16 km ESE of Plomári, GreeceSun, Mar 14, 6:30 PM GMT+2 · 10065 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
17. 3.618 km NW of Urla, TurkeyMon, Mar 15, 8:47 AM GMT+2 · 10064 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
18. 2.818 km SSE of Burhaniye, TurkeyMon, Mar 15, 9:00 PM GMT+2 · 10064 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
19. 2.85 km E of Zeytinda?, TurkeyTue, Mar 16, 5:49 AM GMT+2 · 10064 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
20. 2.82 km NNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyMon, Mar 22, 4:24 PM GMT+2 · 10057 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
21. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, TurkeyTue, Mar 23, 11:06 AM GMT+2 · 10056 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
22. 2.613 km W of Soma, TurkeyWed, Mar 24, 11:29 AM GMT+2 · 10055 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
23. 2.86 km SSE of Dikili, TurkeyWed, Mar 24, 7:28 PM GMT+2 · 10055 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
24. 3.514 km NNW of Urla, TurkeyFri, Mar 26, 3:31 AM GMT+2 · 10054 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
25. 2.61 km SW of K?n?k, TurkeyFri, Mar 26, 1:44 PM GMT+2 · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
26. 3.017 km NW of Yenifoça, TurkeySat, Mar 27, 9:35 PM GMT+2 · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
27. 3.15 km SSE of Karaburun, TurkeySat, Mar 27, 11:04 PM GMT+2 · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
28. 2.84 km NE of Karaburun, TurkeySun, Mar 28, 11:49 AM GMT+3 · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
29. 3.55 km S of Çandarl?, TurkeyTue, Mar 30, 2:56 PM GMT+3 · 10049 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
30. 3.615 km SSW of Seferihisar, TurkeyFri, Apr 2, 11:12 PM GMT+3 · 10046 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.812 km NE of Bergama, TurkeyFri, Apr 9, 10:59 AM GMT+3 · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
32. 2.85 km NNW of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Apr 10, 1:34 AM GMT+3 · 10039 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
33. 3.122 km W of Eresós, GreeceSun, Apr 11, 12:28 PM GMT+3 · 10037 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
34. 2.711 km WNW of Soma, TurkeyMon, Apr 12, 10:23 AM GMT+3 · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
35. 3.15 km NW of Yeni?akran, TurkeyMon, Apr 12, 6:46 PM GMT+3 · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
36. 2.94 km E of Alia?a, TurkeyTue, Apr 13, 4:49 AM GMT+3 · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
37. 3.530 km SW of Polichnítos, GreeceThu, Apr 15, 1:47 PM GMT+3 · 10033 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
38. 3.613 km NE of Alaçat?, TurkeySun, Apr 18, 10:46 AM GMT+3 · 10030 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

Before

1. 2.77 km WSW of K?n?k, TurkeySat, Feb 27, 12:32 PM GMT+2 · 10080 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
2. 2.96 km SSW of Zeytinliova, TurkeyThu, Feb 25, 9:45 PM GMT+2 · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
3. 3.03 km SW of Loutrá, GreeceThu, Feb 25, 8:31 PM GMT+2 · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
4. 3.012 km SW of Çandarl?, TurkeyThu, Feb 25, 5:15 PM GMT+2 · 10082 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
5. 2.712 km NE of Bergama, TurkeyTue, Feb 23, 7:04 AM GMT+2 · 10085 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
6. 2.76 km SW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyTue, Feb 23, 1:54 AM GMT+2 · 10085 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
7. 3.39 km NNW of Oinoússes, GreeceWed, Feb 17, 2:05 AM GMT+2 · 10091 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
8. 3.334 km SSW of Eresós, GreeceTue, Feb 16, 5:38 PM GMT+2 · 10091 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
9. 3.69 km W of Vrontádos, GreeceSat, Feb 13, 6:29 PM GMT+2 · 10094 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.66 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyTue, Feb 9, 4:04 PM GMT+2 · 10098 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
11. 2.86 km NE of Zeytinliova, TurkeySat, Feb 6, 11:44 AM GMT+2 · 10101 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00093ka. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.