M4.6 earthquake 69 km SE of Tekirova, Turkey
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 69 km SE of Tekirova, Turkey on Fri, Apr 23, 1999, 9:19 PM GMT+3 (18:19 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-04-23 18:19:47 UTC
- Depth
- 66.1 km (41.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.140° N, 31.162° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt by people in high-rise buildings at Nicosia and Paphos, Cyprus.
From the USGS event page for usp00096sm. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
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 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.357 km SSW of Gazipa?a, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.214 km NNE of Okurcalar, Turkey · 10015 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.673 km WSW of Gazipa?a, Turkey · 9985 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.04 km NNW of Okurcalar, Turkey · 9981 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00096sm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.