Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 12 km ENE of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Soma, Turkey on Mon, May 24, 1999, 2:26 AM GMT+3 (23:26 UTC), 10 km (6 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
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-05-23 23:26:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.208° N, 27.751° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.813 km SW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.59 km NNE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.817 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.817 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.715 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.115 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.57 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.112 km NNE of Turgutlu, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.84 km NE of K?n?k, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.84 km ESE of Soma, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.85 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.817 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.85 km ESE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.813 km NW of Soma, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.013 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.814 km NNE of Bergama, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.83 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9987 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.110 km NNE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9987 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.84 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.8Western Turkey · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.820 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.816 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9985 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.824 km SE of Havran, Turkey · 9985 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 2.79 km SW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 2.910 km SSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 3.213 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 3.411 km NNE of Soma, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.712 km N of Bergama, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.816 km WNW of Bergama, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 3.025 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 3.120 km SSW of K?n?k, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.79 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 9983 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  33. 3.56 km SW of Akhisar, Turkey · 9982 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.917 km NW of Soma, Turkey · 9981 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 3.311 km SSW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 9980 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.811 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 9980 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.712 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9980 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.7Western Turkey · 9980 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.810 km SW of K?n?k, Turkey · 9980 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.9Near the coast of western Turkey · 9980 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.813 km SW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  42. 2.721 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.714 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9979 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.74 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 3.618 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.823 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9978 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  47. 2.820 km E of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9978 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 3.322 km WNW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 9977 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.818 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9977 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 2.820 km WNW of Demirci, Turkey · 9977 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.97 km E of Soma, Turkey · 9976 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.99 km SSE of Gördes, Turkey · 9976 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 2.818 km E of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9976 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 2.810 km SSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9976 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 2.815 km E of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9976 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 2.712 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9975 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.915 km NNE of Bergama, Turkey · 9975 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 3.011 km N of Yenifoça, Turkey · 9975 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.89 km ENE of Bergama, Turkey · 9975 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.822 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9975 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 2.815 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.79 km WNW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.813 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.113 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.712 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.519 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.812 km E of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 2.716 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.86 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.814 km SW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.83 km ESE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.814 km NW of Soma, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.820 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.59 km N of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.06 km ESE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10001 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.7Western Turkey · 10004 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.07 km S of Bergama, Turkey · 10004 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.616 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10004 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.87 km ENE of Bergama, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.818 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00098mj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.