M2.8 earthquake 6 km SE of Kullar, Turkey

Magnitude

2.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Mon, May 3, 1999, 4:59 AM GMT+3

UTC

1999-05-03 01:59:25 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.687° N, 30.055° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

• İzmit, TurkeyPopulation 196,571. Forecast14 kmSE
• Istanbul, TurkeyPopulation 15,701,602. Forecast100 kmESE

After

1. 2.6Western TurkeyMon, May 3, 7:00 AM GMT+3 · 10015 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
2. 2.89 km NNE of Gürsu, TurkeyWed, May 5, 12:40 PM GMT+3 · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
3. 2.72 km ENE of Umurbey, TurkeySun, May 9, 10:04 PM GMT+3 · 10009 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.717 km SE of Akyaz?, TurkeyMon, May 10, 5:31 PM GMT+3 · 10008 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
5. 2.82 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, TurkeyTue, May 11, 7:35 AM GMT+3 · 10007 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.710 km WNW of Demirta?, TurkeyThu, May 13, 5:19 PM GMT+3 · 10005 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
7. 2.811 km NW of Hamzabey, TurkeyFri, May 14, 2:58 PM GMT+3 · 10004 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
8. 3.33 km W of Küçükkumla, TurkeySat, May 15, 11:45 PM GMT+3 · 10003 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.76 km SE of Köseköy, TurkeyMon, May 17, 1:32 PM GMT+3 · 10001 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.76 km N of Yenice, TurkeyWed, May 19, 2:33 PM GMT+3 · 9999 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
11. 3.01 km WSW of Derince, TurkeyThu, May 20, 8:42 AM GMT+3 · 9998 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
12. 2.66 km SSW of Orhangazi, TurkeyThu, May 20, 12:55 PM GMT+3 · 9998 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
13. 3.14 km SSW of Akyaz?, TurkeySat, May 22, 1:25 PM GMT+3 · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
14. 2.66 km SSE of Sultanbeyli, TurkeySat, May 22, 7:49 PM GMT+3 · 9996 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.86 km SE of Yuvac?k, TurkeyThu, May 27, 8:24 AM GMT+3 · 9991 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
16. 3.213 km SW of Sölöz, TurkeyThu, May 27, 7:31 PM GMT+3 · 9991 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
17. 3.17 km SW of Sölöz, TurkeyThu, May 27, 7:35 PM GMT+3 · 9991 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
18. 2.610 km SW of Sölöz, TurkeyFri, May 28, 2:34 AM GMT+3 · 9990 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
19. 3.012 km NE of Gürsu, TurkeyFri, May 28, 6:57 AM GMT+3 · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
20. 2.612 km ENE of Gürsu, TurkeyFri, May 28, 9:01 PM GMT+3 · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
21. 2.611 km NE of Gürsu, TurkeySun, May 30, 3:57 AM GMT+3 · 9988 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.69 km SW of Sölöz, TurkeySun, May 30, 9:01 AM GMT+3 · 9988 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
23. 2.619 km NE of Sancaktepe, TurkeyMon, May 31, 1:35 PM GMT+3 · 9987 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
24. 2.91 km SE of Kullar, TurkeyWed, Jun 2, 4:57 PM GMT+3 · 9985 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
25. 2.62 km ESE of Yuvac?k, TurkeyWed, Jun 2, 5:03 PM GMT+3 · 9985 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
26. 3.01 km WSW of Yuvac?k, TurkeyThu, Jun 3, 6:46 AM GMT+3 · 9984 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
27. 2.52 km SE of Kullar, TurkeyThu, Jun 3, 6:58 AM GMT+3 · 9984 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
28. 3.015 km NNW of Sapanca, TurkeySat, Jun 5, 8:19 AM GMT+3 · 9982 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
29. 3.01 km SSW of ?zmit, TurkeySat, Jun 5, 6:19 PM GMT+3 · 9982 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
30. 2.75 km NE of Sultanbeyli, TurkeyMon, Jun 7, 11:16 AM GMT+3 · 9980 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
31. 2.53 km SE of Kullar, TurkeyMon, Jun 7, 8:29 PM GMT+3 · 9980 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
32. 2.64 km WNW of Gebze, TurkeyTue, Jun 8, 7:04 PM GMT+3 · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
33. 2.410 km SE of Köseköy, TurkeyTue, Jun 8, 9:51 PM GMT+3 · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
34. 2.85 km NNW of Orhangazi, TurkeyFri, Jun 11, 3:25 PM GMT+3 · 9976 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
35. 2.48 km WSW of Yeni?ehir, TurkeySat, Jun 12, 6:33 PM GMT+3 · 9975 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
36. 2.75 km N of Yalova, TurkeyMon, Jun 14, 8:39 PM GMT+3 · 9973 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
37. 2.510 km N of Yalova, TurkeyTue, Jun 15, 6:09 PM GMT+3 · 9972 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
38. 2.94 km NNE of Koruköy, TurkeyWed, Jun 16, 6:55 AM GMT+3 · 9971 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
39. 2.69 km ENE of Demirta?, TurkeyFri, Jun 18, 6:02 PM GMT+3 · 9969 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
40. 2.78 km SW of Kad?köy, TurkeySun, Jun 20, 6:17 AM GMT+3 · 9967 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
41. 2.64 km NNE of Yalakdere, TurkeyTue, Jun 22, 1:58 PM GMT+3 · 9965 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
42. 3.03 km E of Gölcük, TurkeyWed, Jun 23, 1:55 AM GMT+3 · 9964 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
43. 2.81 km S of Vezirhan, TurkeyWed, Jun 23, 10:41 AM GMT+3 · 9964 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
44. 2.76 km N of ?çmeler, TurkeyWed, Jun 23, 6:42 PM GMT+3 · 9964 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
45. 2.84 km E of Umurbey, TurkeySun, Jun 27, 5:26 AM GMT+3 · 9960 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
46. 3.30 km ESE of ?hsaniye, TurkeyMon, Jun 28, 4:53 PM GMT+3 · 9959 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
47. 2.62 km SW of Derince, TurkeyMon, Jun 28, 11:46 PM GMT+3 · 9959 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
48. 2.623 km ESE of Göynük, TurkeyThu, Jul 1, 11:44 AM GMT+3 · 9956 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
49. 2.92 km NE of Yuvac?k, TurkeyThu, Jul 1, 5:24 PM GMT+3 · 9956 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away

Before

1. 2.65 km S of Sultanbeyli, TurkeySun, May 2, 3:03 PM GMT+3 · 10016 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.73 km S of Yuvac?k, TurkeySat, May 1, 11:53 PM GMT+3 · 10017 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.67 km W of Orhangazi, TurkeyMon, Apr 12, 11:55 AM GMT+3 · 10036 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.83 km E of Umurbey, TurkeyFri, Apr 9, 12:45 PM GMT+3 · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000978y. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.