M2.7 earthquake 67 km SSW of Gazipa?a, Turkey
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 67 km SSW of Gazipa?a, Turkey on Thu, Feb 18, 1999, 7:27 AM GMT+2 (05:27 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 65 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-02-18 05:27:53 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.711° N, 32.017° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.765 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 10075 days ago · 56 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.645 km SSW of Gazipa?a, Turkey · 10062 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.75 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 10062 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.06 km WNW of Pólis, Cyprus · 10048 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.613 km W of Pólis, Cyprus · 10034 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000930e. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.