Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km SSE of Sapanca, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Sapanca, Turkey on Wed, Sep 15, 1999, 12:02 PM GMT+3 (09:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.2 8 km S of Düzce, 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
1999-09-15 09:02:11 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.631° N, 30.285° 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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.213 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9880 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.81 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.50 km S of ?zmit, Turkey · 9878 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.54 km SE of Pamukova, Turkey · 9878 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.89 km N of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9877 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 4.39 km WNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9877 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 4.55 km SSE of Yalova, Turkey · 9877 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.72 km SSE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.98 km W of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.62 km NE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.81 km NW of ?zmit, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.82 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.72 km SSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.02 km SSE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.711 km SSE of Adalar, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.810 km W of Sö?ütlü, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.13 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 4.31 km WSW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 3.23 km WNW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.44 km NW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.71 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 3.31 km S of Derince, Turkey · 9872 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.63 km NE of Körfez, Turkey · 9872 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 3.89 km WNW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9870 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 3.411 km SSE of Adalar, Turkey · 9870 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 3.21 km SSE of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9870 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 3.98 km SSE of Küplü, Turkey · 9869 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.72 km WSW of Umurbey, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 3.34 km NNW of Hal?dere, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.93 km WNW of Köseköy, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  31. 5.28 km NNW of Ta?köprü, Turkey · 9866 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.85 km WNW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.86 km WSW of Hendek, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.72 km NE of Körfez, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.712 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.85 km WNW of Düzce, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.71 km N of Kullar, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 3.12 km WNW of ?zmit, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 3.11 km E of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 3.117 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9859 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.52 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 3.19 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 3.65 km S of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9850 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  44. 3.314 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9848 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.86 km NE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.95 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 3.017 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 3.25 km W of Düzce, Turkey · 9843 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.52 km NE of Umurbey, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 3.58 km NW of Düzce, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.91 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 3.16 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.710 km N of Balç?k, Turkey · 9840 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 2.911 km N of Düzce, Turkey · 9840 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 3.07 km NW of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9838 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 2.91 km E of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9836 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 3.04 km NNW of Yenice, Turkey · 9835 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 2.68 km E of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9834 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 2.916 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9834 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 2.75 km NW of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9833 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

  1. 2.72 km SSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9881 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.78 km WNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9881 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 5.94 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9881 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 2.68 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9882 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.81 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.88 km SSE of Geyve, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.22 km WNW of Hendek, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.15 km E of Köseköy, Turkey · 9886 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 5.07 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 9886 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.523 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9886 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.019 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9887 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.216 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9888 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.27 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9888 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.825 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 2.94 km N of Ula?l?, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.79 km SE of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 3.918 km SSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.12 km N of Körfez, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 4.015 km SSE of Bahçecik, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 3.95 km N of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9889 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009ef3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.