Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km WSW of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Soma, Turkey on Mon, Mar 8, 1999, 12:29 PM GMT+2 (10:29 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1999-03-08 10:29:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.168° N, 27.569° 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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.826 km SSE of Havran, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.87 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.810 km SSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.715 km E of Gördes, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.610 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.68 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.515 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.87 km E of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.813 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.712 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.712 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.817 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10065 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.818 km SSE of Burhaniye, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.85 km E of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.711 km ENE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.613 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10062 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.9Western Turkey · 10060 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 2.822 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10060 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.818 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.82 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.715 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.613 km W of Soma, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.86 km SSE of Dikili, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.76 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.61 km SW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.78 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 3.116 km SSE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.718 km SSE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.86 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 3.017 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.74 km NE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.82 km NNW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.6Western Turkey · 10049 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.55 km S of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10049 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.619 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.717 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.84 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 3.017 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.812 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.85 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.711 km WNW of Soma, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.65 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.15 km NW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.94 km E of Alia?a, Turkey · 10035 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 3.013 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10034 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 3.015 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10033 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.99 km SE of Ayval?k, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 2.714 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.823 km SSW of ?vrindi, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 3.010 km N of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.710 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.011 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.73 km N of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.612 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.817 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.74 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.018 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.215 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.216 km NNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10074 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.93 km NE of Ayval?k, Turkey · 10079 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.97 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10079 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.812 km W of Soma, Turkey · 10079 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.119 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.77 km WSW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.712 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.77 km NE of Soma, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.96 km SSW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.03 km SW of Loutrá, Greece · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.012 km SW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.712 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10084 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009433. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.