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M2.7 earthquake 14 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey on Tue, Jan 12, 1999, 1:19 PM GMT+2 (11:19 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-01-12 11:19:30 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.527° N, 27.702° 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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.611 km ESE of Gönen, Turkey · 10122 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.416 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10105 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 2.915 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10105 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.614 km S of Biga, Turkey · 10105 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.619 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10105 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.89 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10101 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.625 km SSW of Kumburgaz, Turkey · 10101 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.916 km ENE of Manyas, Turkey · 10088 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.013 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10088 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.610 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.87 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 13 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.710 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.712 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.713 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.216 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.215 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 3.018 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.817 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.55 km N of Erdek, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.15 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.925 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.727 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 10132 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.822 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey · 10133 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.914 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10134 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.620 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 10136 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.628 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 10136 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.630 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.328 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.812 km SSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00090zu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC.