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M3.9 earthquake 5 km N of Karapürçek, Turkey

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 5 km N of Karapürçek, Turkey on Sun, Sep 5, 1999, 10:52 PM GMT+3 (19:52 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 4 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-09-05 19:52:38 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.695° N, 30.546° 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: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.015 km SSE of Bahçecik, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.12 km N of Körfez, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.918 km SSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.79 km SE of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 2.94 km N of Ula?l?, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.825 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.27 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.216 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.019 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9887 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.523 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9887 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.15 km E of Köseköy, Turkey · 9886 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.22 km WNW of Hendek, Turkey · 9886 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.88 km SSE of Geyve, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.81 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 5.94 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9882 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.78 km WNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9882 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.96 km SSE of Sapanca, Turkey · 9880 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.213 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9880 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.81 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.50 km S of ?zmit, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 3.54 km SE of Pamukova, Turkey · 9878 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.89 km N of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9878 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 4.39 km WNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9877 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 2.98 km W of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 2.81 km NW of ?zmit, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.82 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 3.02 km SSE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.810 km W of Sö?ütlü, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 4.31 km WSW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.23 km WNW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 3.44 km NW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 3.31 km S of Derince, Turkey · 9872 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.63 km NE of Körfez, Turkey · 9872 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 3.89 km WNW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9871 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 3.21 km SSE of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9870 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 3.98 km SSE of Küplü, Turkey · 9869 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 3.34 km NNW of Hal?dere, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.93 km WNW of Köseköy, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.85 km WNW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.86 km WSW of Hendek, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.72 km NE of Körfez, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 2.712 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.85 km WNW of Düzce, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.71 km N of Kullar, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 3.12 km WNW of ?zmit, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 3.11 km E of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 3.117 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9859 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 3.19 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 3.65 km S of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9850 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 3.314 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9848 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.86 km NE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 3.017 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  53. 3.25 km W of Düzce, Turkey · 9843 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 3.58 km NW of Düzce, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.710 km N of Balç?k, Turkey · 9840 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.911 km N of Düzce, Turkey · 9840 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.68 km E of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9834 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.916 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9834 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.02 km E of Köseköy, Turkey · 9891 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 4.08 km S of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9892 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.45 km W of Hendek, Turkey · 9893 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.51 km NNE of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 9895 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 5.22 km NNE of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 9895 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 4.212 km S of Düzce, Turkey · 9897 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.57 km NW of ?zmit, Turkey · 9898 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.80 km ENE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9899 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.29 km WSW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9901 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.923 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9902 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.8Western Turkey · 9902 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 4.513 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9903 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.39 km SW of ?ile, Turkey · 9905 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 4.27 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 9905 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.313 km SSE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9906 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 4.01 km SE of Ula?l?, Turkey · 9906 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 4.10 km SE of Kullar, Turkey · 9906 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.015 km N of Nall?han, Turkey · 9906 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.714 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9907 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 4.123 km NW of Mudurnu, Turkey · 9907 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009e21. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.