Turkey earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km SSE of Milas, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Milas, Turkey on Fri, May 21, 1999, 12:25 PM GMT+3 (09:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11 km SE of Güvercinlik, 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
1999-05-21 09:25:17 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.258° N, 27.809° 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.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.613 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.98 km ESE of Milas, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.713 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.311 km S of Milas, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.811 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.812 km S of Milas, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.611 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 3.310 km ESE of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.014 km S of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.94 km SSE of Söke, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.010 km E of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.110 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 3.77 km WNW of Sar?kemer, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.611 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 9982 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 3.47 km ESE of Çine, Turkey · 9978 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.720 km E of Agía Marína, Greece · 9966 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.515 km E of Didim, Turkey · 9965 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 3.79 km SSE of Zipári, Greece · 9950 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.313 km WSW of Sými, Greece · 9949 days ago · 109 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.610 km ENE of Kos, Greece · 9997 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.31 km ESE of Pylí, Greece · 9997 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.612 km ENE of Vathý, Greece · 9997 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.18 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.828 km S of Kale, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.70 km SW of Milas, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.03 km ESE of Kavakl?dere, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.08 km SSE of Kavakl?dere, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.812 km S of Sými, Greece · 10005 days ago · 105 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.89 km SW of Didim, Turkey · 10012 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.29 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.717 km E of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.712 km SW of Milas, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.812 km NE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 3.37 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10015 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.711 km SSW of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.28 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.87 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.84 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 3.710 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00098f0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.