Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Fri, Mar 19, 1999, 5:04 AM GMT+2 (03:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 15 km NW of Bergama, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-03-19 03:04:56 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.602° N, 27.630° 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: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.822 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10060 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.818 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 2.82 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.715 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10057 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.613 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 10056 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.613 km W of Soma, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.86 km SSE of Dikili, Turkey · 10055 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.76 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10054 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.61 km SW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.78 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10053 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.116 km SSE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.718 km SSE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.86 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10052 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.74 km NE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.82 km NNW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.6Western Turkey · 10049 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.55 km S of Çandarl?, Turkey · 10049 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.619 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.717 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.84 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.017 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10048 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 3.69 km ESE of Biga, Turkey · 10040 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.812 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 2.85 km NNW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10038 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.711 km WNW of Soma, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.65 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 3.15 km NW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 3.013 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10034 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 3.015 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10033 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.99 km SE of Ayval?k, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.714 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 2.823 km SSW of ?vrindi, Turkey · 10015 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 3.111 km SE of Marmara, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 3.010 km N of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.810 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.99 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 10010 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 3.715 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 10009 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 2.813 km NW of Bergama, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.813 km NNE of Bergama, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.85 km SSW of Soma, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.8Western Turkey · 10007 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.94 km SE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 10006 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.714 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 10006 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.818 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.87 km ENE of Bergama, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.616 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 10004 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 3.07 km S of Bergama, Turkey · 10003 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.7Western Turkey · 10003 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 3.06 km ESE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10001 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.613 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10062 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.711 km ENE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.85 km E of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 10063 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.818 km SSE of Burhaniye, Turkey · 10064 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.817 km WNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 10065 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.712 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.55 km N of Erdek, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.712 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10067 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.813 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.76 km ENE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.87 km E of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.515 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 10068 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.68 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10069 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.610 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10070 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.810 km SSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.87 km NNW of K?n?k, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.826 km SSE of Havran, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.84 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.710 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.011 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 10071 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00094s8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.