Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Mon, May 3, 1999, 7:00 AM GMT+3 (04:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3 km W of Küçükkumla, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-05-03 04:00:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.280° N, 29.292° 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: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.8Western Turkey · 10017 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.63 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.716 km SW of Domaniç, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.717 km ENE of Tavşanlı, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.89 km NNE of Gürsu, Turkey · 10015 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.216 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10012 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.72 km ENE of Umurbey, Turkey · 10011 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.82 km WNW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 10009 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.611 km W of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.819 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10008 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.819 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10007 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.710 km WNW of Demirta?, Turkey · 10007 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.811 km NW of Hamzabey, Turkey · 10006 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.912 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.33 km W of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.76 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey · 10003 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.922 km SSE of Yenice, Turkey · 10002 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.76 km N of Yenice, Turkey · 10001 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 3.01 km WSW of Derince, Turkey · 10000 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.710 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.66 km SSW of Orhangazi, Turkey · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.66 km SSE of Sultanbeyli, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.920 km S of Keles, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.818 km SSW of Keles, Turkey · 9997 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.614 km ESE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.828 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.87 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.913 km WNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.717 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9994 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.86 km SE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.715 km SE of Domaniç, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 3.213 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 3.17 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  34. 2.610 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 3.012 km NE of Gürsu, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.64 km ESE of Mudanya, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  37. 2.6Western Turkey · 9992 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.75 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.612 km ENE of Gürsu, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.818 km SSW of Bahçelievler, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 3.217 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 2.714 km SSW of Bahçelievler, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.519 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 2.611 km NE of Gürsu, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.910 km SSW of Bahçelievler, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 2.69 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.716 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.715 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 2.619 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 9989 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.820 km WNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  51. 2.716 km N of Emet, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.611 km SSE of Domaniç, Turkey · 9987 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.73 km WNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9987 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 2.91 km SE of Kullar, Turkey · 9987 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 2.62 km ESE of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9987 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 3.01 km WSW of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 2.52 km SE of Kullar, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 2.64 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 3.015 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 3.01 km SSW of ?zmit, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.86 km SE of Kullar, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.65 km S of Sultanbeyli, Turkey · 10018 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.610 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10018 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.73 km S of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 10019 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.719 km S of Keles, Turkey · 10019 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.614 km NNE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.617 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10037 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.813 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 10038 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.727 km ESE of Yenice, Turkey · 10038 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.67 km W of Orhangazi, Turkey · 10038 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.726 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10038 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.83 km E of Umurbey, Turkey · 10041 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009793. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.