Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 16 km ENE of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Soma, Turkey on Fri, May 14, 1999, 10:21 AM GMT+3 (07:21 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 14 km W of Kula, 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
1999-05-14 07:21:49 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.229° N, 27.792° 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: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.07 km S of Bergama, Turkey · 10003 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.7Western Turkey · 10003 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.06 km ESE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10001 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.59 km N of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.820 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.814 km NW of Soma, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.83 km ESE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.814 km SW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.86 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.96 km NE of Manyas, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.716 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.812 km E of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.519 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.712 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.113 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.813 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.79 km WNW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.815 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.812 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.813 km SW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 3.59 km NNE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.817 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.817 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.715 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 3.115 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 3.57 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 3.112 km NNE of Turgutlu, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.84 km NE of K?n?k, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.84 km ESE of Soma, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.85 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.817 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.85 km ESE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.813 km NW of Soma, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 3.013 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.814 km NNE of Bergama, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.83 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9987 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 3.110 km NNE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 2.84 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.8Western Turkey · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.820 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.816 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9985 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.824 km SE of Havran, Turkey · 9985 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 2.79 km SW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.910 km SSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 3.213 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 3.411 km NNE of Soma, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.712 km N of Bergama, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.816 km WNW of Bergama, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 3.025 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 3.120 km SSW of K?n?k, Turkey · 9983 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 2.79 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 9983 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 3.56 km SW of Akhisar, Turkey · 9982 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.917 km NW of Soma, Turkey · 9981 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 3.311 km SSW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 9980 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.811 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 9980 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.712 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9980 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 2.7Western Turkey · 9980 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.810 km SW of K?n?k, Turkey · 9980 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 2.9Near the coast of western Turkey · 9980 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.813 km SW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 2.87 km ENE of Bergama, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.818 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.714 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10006 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.94 km SE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10006 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.8Western Turkey · 10007 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 2.85 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.813 km NNE of Bergama, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.813 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.715 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 10009 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.99 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10010 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.010 km N of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.823 km SSW of ?vrindi, Turkey · 10015 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.714 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.99 km SE of Ayval?k, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.015 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10033 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.013 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10034 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00097xb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.