Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Tue, May 11, 1999, 11:27 AM GMT+3 (08:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 Western 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
1999-05-11 08:27:55 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.206° N, 27.160° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 174 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 174.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00097sd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.