Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Sat, Mar 6, 1999, 3:48 PM GMT+2 (13:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km NE of Bozüyük, 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
1999-03-06 13:48:24 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.659° N, 29.412° 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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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.819 km WNW of Emet, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.626 km NW of Emet, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.014 km SSE of Pazarlar, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.611 km NNW of Emet, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.915 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.59 km W of Orhaneli, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.626 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.720 km NNW of Emet, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.724 km NW of Emet, Turkey · 10072 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.717 km SSE of Yenice, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.619 km NNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.77 km S of Yenice, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.810 km NNE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.621 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.84 km NNE of Yenice, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.60 km N of Yenice, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.713 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.76 km ENE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.611 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.618 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.519 km E of Emet, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 2.726 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 2.43 km NE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10066 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 2.721 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10061 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.717 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10061 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.85 km SSW of Cerrah, Turkey · 10061 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.821 km NNW of Emet, Turkey · 10060 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.818 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  29. 3.116 km ESE of Küplü, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 3.28 km NE of Bozüyük, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.816 km NNW of Dumlup?nar, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.815 km NE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 2.515 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.75 km NNE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 3.015 km S of Mudanya, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 2.55 km W of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.411 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.75 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  39. 2.68 km N of Mudanya, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.63 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 2.83 km E of Umurbey, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.726 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.67 km W of Orhangazi, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.727 km ESE of Yenice, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.813 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.617 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10035 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.614 km NNE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10034 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.719 km S of Keles, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.610 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.6Western Turkey · 10015 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.8Western Turkey · 10015 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.84 km SW of Emet, Turkey · 10015 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.63 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 2.716 km SW of Domaniç, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.717 km ENE of Tavşanlı, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 2.89 km NNE of Gürsu, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.617 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10073 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.64 km ESE of Demirta?, Turkey · 10079 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.77 km N of Yenice, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.818 km NW of Emet, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.026 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10080 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.75 km NE of Umurbey, Turkey · 10081 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.525 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.715 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.610 km E of Yenice, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.220 km WSW of Emet, Turkey · 10082 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.019 km NNE of Simav, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.723 km SSE of Yenice, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.518 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10083 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.821 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10085 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 2.821 km SSW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10086 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.87 km SSE of Yenice, Turkey · 10090 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 3.016 km SSE of Yenice, Turkey · 10090 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.623 km W of Emet, Turkey · 10090 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.515 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10092 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00093zd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.