M3.6 earthquake 17 km NW of Kalkan, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Kalkan, Turkey on Mon, Feb 15, 1999, 9:27 AM GMT+2 (07:27 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 32 km N of Ortaca, 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
- 1999-02-15 07:27:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.367° N, 29.258° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.725 km ENE of Karg?, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.122 km NNE of Ortaca, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.680 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.211 km ENE of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.232 km N of Ortaca, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.117 km S of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00092uy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.