Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 0 km N of Kar??yaka, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 0 km N of Kar??yaka, Turkey on Fri, Jan 1, 1999, 9:12 PM GMT+2 (19:12 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km NNE of Hendek, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-01-01 19:12:03 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.702° N, 29.943° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km N of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.18 km NNE of Hendek, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.83 km ESE of Derince, Turkey · 10136 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.95 km WSW of Demirta?, Turkey · 10132 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.53 km E of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.912 km N of Yenice, Turkey · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.01 km SSE of Derince, Turkey · 10120 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.67 km SSW of Umurbey, Turkey · 10108 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.79 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 10102 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.912 km SW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 10101 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.611 km NW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 10101 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.65 km SSE of Sultanbeyli, Turkey · 10100 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.63 km NNW of Bahçecik, Turkey · 10095 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.83 km ENE of Gölcük, Turkey · 10084 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.75 km NE of Umurbey, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.77 km N of Yenice, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.64 km ESE of Demirta?, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.611 km NNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.81 km WSW of Kullar, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.75 km WSW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.42 km WSW of Kullar, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.81 km NE of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.610 km WSW of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.84 km NW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10164 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00090gr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.