M3.6 earthquake 9 km E of Milas, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 9 km E of Milas, Turkey on Tue, Jan 5, 1999, 2:04 PM GMT+2 (12:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km SSW of Didim, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-01-05 12:04:14 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.302° N, 27.894° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.05 km NE of Söke, Turkey · 10131 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.527 km SSW of Kale, Turkey · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.77 km SW of Germencik, Turkey · 10116 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.12 km ENE of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.115 km SSW of Didim, Turkey · 10078 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.122 km NNE of Ortaca, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00090nr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.