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M2.8 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Tue, Sep 21, 1999, 7:34 AM GMT+3 (04:34 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 31 km NNW of Biga, 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
1999-09-21 04:34:33 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.651° N, 27.671° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.318 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 9874 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.811 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.78 km SW of Manyas, Turkey · 9851 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.531 km NNW of Biga, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.017 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 9839 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.814 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 9834 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 2.914 km SSE of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 9822 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.214 km NNE of Marmara, Turkey · 9874 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.713 km NNE of Marmara, Turkey · 9874 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.87 km NNE of Marmara, Turkey · 9874 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009esk. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.