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M3.1 earthquake 17 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey on Fri, Apr 9, 1999, 5:46 PM GMT+3 (14:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 29 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-04-09 14:46:27 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.128° N, 25.722° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.229 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10041 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.827 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 10011 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.231 km SSE of Enez, Turkey · 10011 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.925 km S of Enez, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.030 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 10041 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.231 km S of Enez, Turkey · 10041 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.926 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 10041 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.325 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10041 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.421 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10041 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.226 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.021 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.435 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 10057 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.123 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 10059 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009610. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:49 AM UTC.