M3.1 earthquake 11 km SE of Marmara, Turkey

Magnitude

3.1 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, May 5, 1999, 8:39 AM GMT+3

UTC

1999-05-05 05:39:42 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.501° N, 27.637° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Erdek, TurkeyPopulation 22,678. Forecast17 kmNW
• Bandırma, TurkeyPopulation 107,631. Forecast33 kmWNW
• Istanbul, TurkeyPopulation 15,701,602. Forecast124 kmWSW

After

1. 2.810 km ENE of Erdek, TurkeyWed, May 5, 7:01 PM GMT+3 · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
2. 2.810 km N of Marmara, TurkeySun, May 16, 12:39 PM GMT+3 · 10002 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.715 km SW of Band?rma, TurkeyTue, May 18, 7:17 PM GMT+3 · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.713 km NE of Manyas, TurkeyThu, May 20, 5:56 PM GMT+3 · 9998 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.96 km NE of Manyas, TurkeySat, May 22, 4:53 PM GMT+3 · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.723 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyFri, May 28, 7:12 PM GMT+3 · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
7. 2.720 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeySat, May 29, 4:10 AM GMT+3 · 9990 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
8. 2.524 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeySat, May 29, 9:15 AM GMT+3 · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
9. 3.110 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyTue, Jun 1, 2:06 PM GMT+3 · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
10. 2.79 km ESE of Marmara, TurkeySat, Jun 5, 12:44 AM GMT+3 · 9983 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
11. 2.815 km E of Marmara, TurkeySat, Jun 5, 7:27 AM GMT+3 · 9982 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
12. 2.816 km S of Erdek, TurkeySun, Jun 6, 4:54 PM GMT+3 · 9981 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
13. 2.816 km SE of Band?rma, TurkeyThu, Jun 10, 7:18 PM GMT+3 · 9977 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
14. 2.821 km ENE of Band?rma, TurkeyMon, Jun 14, 12:38 AM GMT+3 · 9974 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
15. 2.910 km ESE of Gönen, TurkeyTue, Jun 15, 6:06 PM GMT+3 · 9972 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
16. 3.011 km ENE of Biga, TurkeyWed, Jun 16, 7:16 PM GMT+3 · 9971 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
17. 2.57 km ENE of Marmara, TurkeyWed, Jun 16, 7:23 PM GMT+3 · 9971 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
18. 2.76 km WSW of Marmara, TurkeyThu, Jun 17, 10:09 AM GMT+3 · 9970 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
19. 2.522 km NE of Band?rma, TurkeySat, Jun 19, 4:53 AM GMT+3 · 9968 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
20. 2.517 km SSW of Kumba?, TurkeySat, Jun 19, 5:17 AM GMT+3 · 9968 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
21. 2.612 km NE of Gelibolu, TurkeySun, Jun 20, 11:28 AM GMT+3 · 9967 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
22. 3.04 km NNW of Biga, TurkeyMon, Jun 21, 6:32 AM GMT+3 · 9966 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
23. 3.26 km NW of Marmara, TurkeyThu, Jun 24, 10:21 AM GMT+3 · 9963 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
24. 3.21 km N of Marmara, TurkeyThu, Jun 24, 10:22 AM GMT+3 · 9963 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
25. 2.88 km ESE of Marmara, TurkeyThu, Jun 24, 1:26 PM GMT+3 · 9963 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
26. 3.14 km NNE of Marmara, TurkeyFri, Jun 25, 12:49 AM GMT+3 · 9963 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
27. 2.316 km WSW of Karacabey, TurkeySat, Jul 3, 9:32 PM GMT+3 · 9954 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 2.72 km NW of Çanta, TurkeyFri, Apr 9, 6:34 PM GMT+3 · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
2. 3.69 km ESE of Biga, TurkeyThu, Apr 8, 1:12 PM GMT+3 · 10040 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.612 km NNE of Erdek, TurkeyThu, Apr 8, 10:22 AM GMT+3 · 10040 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00097cr. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC.