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M3.1 earthquake 14 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 14 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey on Sun, Aug 15, 1999, 5:17 AM GMT+3 (02:17 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km NE of Akhisar, 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
1999-08-15 02:17:03 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.321° N, 27.800° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.115 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9911 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.89 km NNW of Soma, Turkey · 9908 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.020 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9881 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.021 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9880 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.116 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.516 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.416 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.58 km S of Akhisar, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.15 km NW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.014 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9874 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.217 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9874 days ago · 27 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 4.115 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 9869 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.914 km E of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9869 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.56 km NNE of Dikili, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.715 km ENE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.110 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 9857 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.214 km NNE of Demirci, Turkey · 9918 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.81 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9919 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.015 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9919 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.817 km SSW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 9919 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.618 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9919 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.310 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9920 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 2.94 km S of Soma, Turkey · 9920 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.522 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9920 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.721 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9920 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.620 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9923 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.812 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9923 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.020 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9924 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 3.918 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9924 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 3.617 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9926 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.511 km NW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9926 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 3.021 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9928 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.521 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9929 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 3.519 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9929 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.819 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9930 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.921 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9930 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009d1w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC.