Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Mon, May 3, 1999, 11:16 AM GMT+3 (08:16 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-05-03 08:16:06 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.668° N, 29.465° 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: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.84 km SW of Emet, Turkey · 10015 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.63 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.716 km SW of Domaniç, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.717 km ENE of Tavşanlı, Turkey · 10014 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.89 km NNE of Gürsu, Turkey · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.216 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10010 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.72 km ENE of Umurbey, Turkey · 10009 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.611 km W of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10006 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 2.819 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10006 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.819 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 2.710 km WNW of Demirta?, Turkey · 10005 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.811 km NW of Hamzabey, Turkey · 10004 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.912 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10003 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.33 km W of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 10003 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.922 km SSE of Yenice, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.76 km N of Yenice, Turkey · 9999 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.710 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.118 km N of Gediz, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.66 km SSW of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9998 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.920 km S of Keles, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.818 km SSW of Keles, Turkey · 9995 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.614 km ESE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 2.828 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.87 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 9993 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.913 km WNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.717 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9992 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 2.715 km SE of Domaniç, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.213 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 3.17 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9991 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.610 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 3.012 km NE of Gürsu, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.64 km ESE of Mudanya, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.6Western Turkey · 9990 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.75 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 2.612 km ENE of Gürsu, Turkey · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.611 km NE of Gürsu, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.69 km SW of Sölöz, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.715 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9988 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.820 km WNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.716 km N of Emet, Turkey · 9986 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 2.611 km SSE of Domaniç, Turkey · 9985 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.73 km WNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9985 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.64 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 9984 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.713 km E of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9980 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.7Western Turkey · 9980 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.718 km SW of Domaniç, Turkey · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 2.712 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9979 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 2.819 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9978 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 2.713 km ESE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9978 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  50. 2.78 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9976 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.711 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9976 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.85 km NNW of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9976 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.74 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9975 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.48 km WSW of Yeni?ehir, Turkey · 9975 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.721 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9974 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.623 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 9974 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.56 km SW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9973 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.611 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9973 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  59. 2.610 km NE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9973 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  60. 2.820 km S of Yenice, Turkey · 9972 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.6Western Turkey · 10015 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.610 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10016 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.719 km S of Keles, Turkey · 10017 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.614 km NNE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10034 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.617 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 10035 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.813 km WNW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.727 km ESE of Yenice, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.67 km W of Orhangazi, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.726 km SE of Yenice, Turkey · 10036 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.83 km E of Umurbey, Turkey · 10039 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000979c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.