Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km ESE of Milas, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Milas, Turkey on Fri, May 21, 1999, 10:17 PM GMT+3 (19:17 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
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-05-21 19:17:52 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.289° N, 27.879° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.713 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.311 km S of Milas, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.811 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.812 km S of Milas, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.611 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.310 km ESE of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.014 km S of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.94 km SSE of Söke, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.010 km E of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.110 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.77 km WNW of Sar?kemer, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.47 km ESE of Çine, Turkey · 9977 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.512 km SE of Kale, Turkey · 9971 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.720 km E of Agía Marína, Greece · 9966 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.515 km E of Didim, Turkey · 9965 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.79 km SSE of Zipári, Greece · 9950 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.313 km WSW of Sými, Greece · 9948 days ago · 109 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.613 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.06 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.610 km ENE of Kos, Greece · 9997 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.31 km ESE of Pylí, Greece · 9997 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.612 km ENE of Vathý, Greece · 9997 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.18 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.828 km S of Kale, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.70 km SW of Milas, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 3.03 km ESE of Kavakl?dere, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.08 km SSE of Kavakl?dere, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.812 km S of Sými, Greece · 10005 days ago · 105 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.89 km SW of Didim, Turkey · 10012 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.29 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 3.717 km E of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 3.712 km SW of Milas, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 3.812 km NE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.37 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.711 km SSW of Milas, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.28 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 3.87 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00098g1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:21 PM UTC.