Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km WSW of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Soma, Turkey on Fri, Jan 8, 1999, 12:49 PM GMT+2 (10:49 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 8 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-01-08 10:49:36 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.142° N, 27.493° 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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.910 km SE of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 10130 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.88 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 10130 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.87 km NNE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10128 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.317 km WNW of ?zmir, Turkey · 10128 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.617 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 10128 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.53 km NNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10127 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.418 km SW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.15 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10126 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.83 km ESE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.911 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 10125 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.724 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10123 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 2.89 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 10104 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.86 km NE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10102 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.715 km SW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10099 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.66 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10099 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 3.515 km N of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10099 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.78 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10094 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.821 km SSW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10087 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.76 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10086 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 2.712 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10086 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 3.012 km SW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.03 km SW of Loutrá, Greece · 10083 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.96 km SSW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.77 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 2.712 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.77 km WSW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 3.119 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.812 km W of Soma, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 2.97 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.93 km NE of Ayval?k, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 3.216 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 3.215 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 3.018 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.74 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.817 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.612 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 2.73 km N of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 3.011 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 2.710 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 2.84 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.826 km SSE of Havran, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 2.87 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  43. 2.810 km SSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.715 km E of Gördes, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.73 km E of Soma, Turkey · 10131 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.71 km SE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10131 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.43 km ENE of Pappádos, Greece · 10132 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.76 km S of Soma, Turkey · 10132 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.89 km NNE of Soma, Turkey · 10132 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 2.90 km S of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10133 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.711 km ESE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10133 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.814 km NNE of Bergama, Turkey · 10138 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.73 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.417 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10143 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.55 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 10145 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00090t4. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.