Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12 km SW of Karapürçek, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km SW of Karapürçek, Turkey on Mon, Feb 8, 1999, 7:28 AM GMT+2 (05:28 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km NE of Bozüyük, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-02-08 05:28:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.558° N, 30.446° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.611 km NW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 10101 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.63 km NNW of Bahçecik, Turkey · 10096 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.83 km ENE of Gölcük, Turkey · 10084 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.77 km N of Yenice, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.51 km W of Bahçecik, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.01 km N of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.52 km WNW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.513 km NNE of Balç?k, Turkey · 10059 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.116 km ESE of Küplü, Turkey · 10059 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.28 km NE of Bozüyük, Turkey · 10059 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.66 km WSW of Sö?ütlü, Turkey · 10058 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.44 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.76 km ENE of Sapanca, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.40 km W of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.01 km SSE of Derince, Turkey · 10120 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.912 km N of Yenice, Turkey · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.53 km E of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00092ff. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:37 PM UTC.