Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 12 km W of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km W of Soma, Turkey on Sun, Feb 28, 1999, 10:56 AM GMT+2 (08:56 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 15 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-02-28 08:56:58 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.193° N, 27.465° 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: 61 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.93 km NE of Ayval?k, Turkey · 10079 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.216 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.215 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.018 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.74 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10075 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.817 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.612 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.73 km N of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.011 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.710 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.84 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.826 km SSE of Havran, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.87 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.810 km SSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.715 km E of Gördes, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.610 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.68 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.515 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.87 km E of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.813 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.712 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.712 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.817 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 3.16 km ESE of Plomári, Greece · 10065 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 2.818 km SSE of Burhaniye, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.85 km E of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.711 km ENE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.613 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.9Western Turkey · 10061 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.822 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10061 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.818 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10058 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.82 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10058 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 2.715 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.613 km W of Soma, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.86 km SSE of Dikili, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.76 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.61 km SW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.78 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 3.116 km SSE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.718 km SSE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.86 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 3.017 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 2.84 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.74 km NE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.82 km NNW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.6Western Turkey · 10050 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 3.55 km S of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10050 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.619 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10049 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 2.717 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10049 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.84 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 3.017 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 2.812 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  55. 2.85 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.711 km WNW of Soma, Turkey · 10037 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.65 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10037 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 3.15 km NW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 2.94 km E of Alia?a, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 3.013 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10035 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 61.

Before

  1. 3.119 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.77 km WSW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.712 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.77 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.96 km SSW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.03 km SW of Loutrá, Greece · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.012 km SW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.712 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10085 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.76 km SW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10085 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.821 km SSW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10087 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.78 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10094 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.515 km N of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10098 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.66 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10099 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.715 km SW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10099 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.86 km NE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10102 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.89 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 10104 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00093m8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.