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M3.0 earthquake 10 km S of Kumba?, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 10 km S of Kumba?, Turkey on Tue, Mar 23, 1999, 8:05 PM GMT+2 (18:05 UTC), 6 km (4 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
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-03-23 18:05:47 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.785° N, 27.469° 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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.816 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.120 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.913 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.612 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10041 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.69 km ESE of Biga, Turkey · 10041 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.72 km NW of Çanta, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.111 km SE of Marmara, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.810 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.810 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 10003 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.715 km SW of Band?rma, Turkey · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.713 km NE of Manyas, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.96 km NE of Manyas, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.62 km WSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.71 km NNE of Muratbey, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.925 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.15 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 2.55 km N of Erdek, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.713 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.712 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.710 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.87 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.610 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000951p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:19 AM UTC.