Turkey earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey on Fri, Mar 5, 1999, 2:55 AM GMT+2 (00:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km ESE of Biga, 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
1999-03-05 00:55:29 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.769° N, 27.499° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km N of Erdek, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.15 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.925 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.71 km NNE of Muratbey, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.62 km WSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.010 km S of Kumba?, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.816 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.120 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.913 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.612 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10041 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.69 km ESE of Biga, Turkey · 10041 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.72 km NW of Çanta, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.712 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.710 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.87 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.610 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.013 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10088 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.916 km ENE of Manyas, Turkey · 10088 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.625 km SSW of Kumburgaz, Turkey · 10101 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.89 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10102 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.619 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10105 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00093vn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.