M3.6 earthquake 73 km WSW of Gazipa?a, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 73 km WSW of Gazipa?a, Turkey on Mon, May 31, 1999, 1:23 PM GMT+3 (10:23 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km NNW of Okurcalar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-05-31 10:23:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.925° N, 31.624° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.04 km NNW of Okurcalar, Turkey · 9983 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.876 km SE of Tekirova, Turkey · 9955 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000992k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC.