M4.0 earthquake 5 km NE of Söke, Turkey
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Söke, Turkey on Fri, Jan 8, 1999, 10:49 PM GMT+2 (20:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km SSW of Didim, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-01-08 20:49:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.781° N, 27.455° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.514 km SSE of Pátmos, Greece · 10129 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.317 km WNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.617 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.77 km SW of Germencik, Turkey · 10116 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.113 km S of Salihli, Turkey · 10093 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.12 km ENE of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.115 km SSW of Didim, Turkey · 10077 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00090tq. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.