Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 12 km S of Milas, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km S of Milas, Turkey on Wed, May 26, 1999, 2:21 AM GMT+3 (23:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km WNW of Sar?kemer, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-05-25 23:21:15 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.210° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.611 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.310 km ESE of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.014 km S of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.94 km SSE of Söke, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.010 km E of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.110 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.77 km WNW of Sar?kemer, Turkey · 9983 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.611 km W of Mandráki, Greece · 9982 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.47 km ESE of Çine, Turkey · 9977 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.720 km E of Agía Marína, Greece · 9966 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.515 km E of Didim, Turkey · 9965 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.79 km SSE of Zipári, Greece · 9950 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.313 km WSW of Sými, Greece · 9948 days ago · 109 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.811 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.311 km S of Milas, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.713 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.98 km ESE of Milas, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.613 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.06 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.610 km ENE of Kos, Greece · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.31 km ESE of Pylí, Greece · 9996 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.612 km ENE of Vathý, Greece · 9997 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.18 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.828 km S of Kale, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.70 km SW of Milas, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.03 km ESE of Kavakl?dere, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.08 km SSE of Kavakl?dere, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.812 km S of Sými, Greece · 10004 days ago · 105 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.89 km SW of Didim, Turkey · 10012 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.29 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 3.717 km E of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.712 km SW of Milas, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.812 km NE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00098s0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:54 PM UTC.