Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 15 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey on Tue, Feb 2, 1999, 6:38 PM GMT+2 (16:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14 km S of Biga, 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
1999-02-02 16:38:25 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.846° N, 27.639° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.614 km S of Biga, Turkey · 10105 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.619 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10104 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.89 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10101 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.625 km SSW of Kumburgaz, Turkey · 10100 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.916 km ENE of Manyas, Turkey · 10088 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.013 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10087 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.610 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.824 km E of Vize, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.87 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.710 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.712 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.713 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.55 km N of Erdek, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.15 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.925 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.71 km NNE of Muratbey, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.62 km WSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 3.010 km S of Kumba?, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.816 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.120 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.913 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10049 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 3.416 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10105 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.611 km ESE of Gönen, Turkey · 10122 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.714 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 10126 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.727 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 10132 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.822 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey · 10133 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.914 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10133 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009253. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.