M3.0 earthquake 31 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 31 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey on Sun, Jan 3, 1999, 1:42 AM GMT+2 (23:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 25 km ENE of Karg?, 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
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-01-02 23:42:16 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.061° N, 28.991° 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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.019 km SSW of Kemer, Turkey · 10128 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.527 km SSW of Kale, Turkey · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.317 km E of Serinhisar, Turkey · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.617 km NW of Kalkan, Turkey · 10094 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.09 km SSE of Honaz, Turkey · 10093 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.725 km ENE of Karg?, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00090j6. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:42 AM UTC.