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M3.8 earthquake 9 km NNW of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Soma, Turkey on Wed, Aug 18, 1999, 1:52 AM GMT+3 (22:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 15 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-08-17 22:52:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.269° 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.

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.020 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9882 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.021 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9880 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.116 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.516 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.416 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.73 km SSW of Loutrá, Greece · 9879 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.58 km S of Akhisar, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.15 km NW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.014 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9874 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.217 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9874 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.115 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 9869 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.914 km E of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9869 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.56 km NNE of Dikili, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.110 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 9857 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.78 km SW of Manyas, Turkey · 9851 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.115 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9911 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.114 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9911 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.81 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9919 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.015 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9919 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.817 km SSW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 9919 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.618 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9919 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.310 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9920 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.94 km S of Soma, Turkey · 9920 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.522 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9920 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.721 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9920 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.620 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9923 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.812 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9923 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.020 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9924 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 3.918 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9924 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.617 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 9926 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 3.511 km NW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9926 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.021 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9928 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.521 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9929 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.519 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9929 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.819 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9930 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009d8c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:41 AM UTC.