M2.9 earthquake 8 km E of Hocalar, Turkey
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km E of Hocalar, Turkey on Mon, Apr 12, 1999, 12:11 AM GMT+3 (21:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 16 km E of Senirkent, 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
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-04-11 21:11:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.591° N, 30.069° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.21 km WSW of K?z?lören, Turkey · 10001 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.118 km N of Gediz, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.110 km SW of Baklan, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.06 km ESE of K?z?lören, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.98 km N of Sinanpa?a, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.316 km E of Senirkent, Turkey · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.2Western Turkey · 9977 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000964v. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.