Turkey earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 8 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey on Thu, May 20, 1999, 6:20 PM GMT+3 (15:20 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km SE of Milas, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-05-20 15:20:50 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.894° N, 28.826° 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.06 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.613 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.98 km ESE of Milas, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.713 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.024 km SSW of Nikfer, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.311 km S of Milas, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.812 km S of Milas, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.611 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.310 km ESE of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.014 km S of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.110 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.47 km ESE of Çine, Turkey · 9978 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.512 km SE of Kale, Turkey · 9971 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.46 km NNE of Fethiye, Turkey · 9971 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.77 km SSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 9965 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.125 km SSW of Nikfer, Turkey · 9956 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 3.2Western Turkey · 9955 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.122 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 9955 days ago · 64 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.025 km NE of Fethiye, Turkey · 9955 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.828 km S of Kale, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.03 km ESE of Kavakl?dere, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.08 km SSE of Kavakl?dere, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.812 km S of Sými, Greece · 10005 days ago · 105 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.29 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.717 km E of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.37 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10015 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.130 km SW of Kalkan, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.28 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.87 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.84 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.710 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.910 km SW of Turgut, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.817 km S of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.110 km SE of Milas, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00098d0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:04 AM UTC.