Turkey earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey on Mon, May 17, 1999, 1:32 PM GMT+3 (10:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 2 km ESE of Derince, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-05-17 10:32:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.706° N, 30.070° 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.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km N of Yenice, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.01 km WSW of Derince, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.66 km SSW of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.14 km SSW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.66 km SSE of Sultanbeyli, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.86 km SE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.213 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.17 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.610 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.012 km NE of Gürsu, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.612 km ENE of Gürsu, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.611 km NE of Gürsu, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.69 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.619 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 9987 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.91 km SE of Kullar, Turkey · 9985 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.62 km ESE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9985 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.01 km WSW of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9985 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.52 km SE of Kullar, Turkey · 9985 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.015 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9983 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 3.01 km SSW of ?zmit, Turkey · 9982 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.75 km NE of Sultanbeyli, Turkey · 9980 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.53 km SE of Kullar, Turkey · 9980 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 2.64 km WNW of Gebze, Turkey · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.410 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.85 km NNW of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9976 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.48 km WSW of Yeni?ehir, Turkey · 9975 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 2.75 km N of Yalova, Turkey · 9973 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.510 km N of Yalova, Turkey · 9972 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.94 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9972 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.69 km ENE of Demirta?, Turkey · 9969 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.78 km SW of Kad?köy, Turkey · 9968 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.64 km NNE of Yalakdere, Turkey · 9965 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 3.03 km E of Gölcük, Turkey · 9965 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.81 km S of Vezirhan, Turkey · 9964 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.76 km N of ?çmeler, Turkey · 9964 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.84 km E of Umurbey, Turkey · 9961 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 3.30 km ESE of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 9959 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.62 km SW of Derince, Turkey · 9959 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 2.623 km ESE of Göynük, Turkey · 9956 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.92 km NE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9956 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.67 km SSE of Bozüyük, Turkey · 9952 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 3.42 km ESE of Derince, Turkey · 9952 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.64 km ENE of Gölcük, Turkey · 9952 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.72 km ESE of Hal?dere, Turkey · 9952 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 3.12 km ESE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9947 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.81 km SSW of Hal?dere, Turkey · 9946 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 2.91 km SSE of Kad?köy, Turkey · 9946 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.72 km SE of Derince, Turkey · 9944 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.62 km W of Gemlik, Turkey · 9943 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.33 km W of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 10003 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.811 km NW of Hamzabey, Turkey · 10004 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.82 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.717 km SE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.72 km ENE of Umurbey, Turkey · 10009 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 2.89 km NNE of Gürsu, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.6Western Turkey · 10016 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.86 km SE of Kullar, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.65 km S of Sultanbeyli, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.73 km S of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000985v. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.