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M2.8 earthquake 1 km NW of ?zmit, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 1 km NW of ?zmit, Turkey on Sun, Sep 19, 1999, 1:13 AM GMT+3 (22:13 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 5 km N of Sapanca, 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
1999-09-18 22:13:28 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.778° N, 29.917° 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: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.82 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.72 km SSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.02 km SSE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.711 km SSE of Adalar, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.810 km W of Sö?ütlü, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.13 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.31 km WSW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.23 km WNW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.44 km NW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.71 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.31 km S of Derince, Turkey · 9872 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.63 km NE of Körfez, Turkey · 9872 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.89 km WNW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9870 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 3.411 km SSE of Adalar, Turkey · 9870 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.21 km SSE of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9870 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.98 km SSE of Küplü, Turkey · 9869 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.72 km WSW of Umurbey, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 3.34 km NNW of Hal?dere, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.93 km WNW of Köseköy, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 5.28 km NNW of Ta?köprü, Turkey · 9866 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.85 km WNW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  22. 2.86 km WSW of Hendek, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.72 km NE of Körfez, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 2.712 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 2.71 km N of Kullar, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 3.12 km WNW of ?zmit, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 3.11 km E of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.92 km SSE of Kocadere, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.117 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9859 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.75 km NNE of Kocadere, Turkey · 9855 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.78 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.52 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 3.94 km NNE of Kocadere, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 3.19 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 3.65 km S of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9850 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  36. 3.314 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9848 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.86 km NE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.95 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 3.017 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 4.611 km SSW of Adalar, Turkey · 9844 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 3.25 km W of Düzce, Turkey · 9843 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.52 km NE of Umurbey, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 3.58 km NW of Düzce, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.91 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 3.16 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.710 km N of Balç?k, Turkey · 9840 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 3.07 km NW of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9838 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.91 km E of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9836 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 3.04 km NNW of Yenice, Turkey · 9835 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.68 km E of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9834 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.916 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9834 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.72 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9834 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  53. 2.75 km NW of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9833 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 2.77 km W of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 9829 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 3.26 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 9829 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  56. 3.86 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9827 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 5.08 km E of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9826 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 4.26 km S of Hendek, Turkey · 9826 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 5.75 km N of Sapanca, Turkey · 9822 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 3.315 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9822 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 80.

Before

  1. 2.93 km SSE of Kocadere, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.62 km NE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.98 km W of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.72 km SSE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9876 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 4.55 km SSE of Yalova, Turkey · 9877 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 4.39 km WNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9877 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.89 km N of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9877 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.54 km SE of Pamukova, Turkey · 9878 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.50 km S of ?zmit, Turkey · 9878 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.81 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9879 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.213 km ESE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9880 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.96 km SSE of Sapanca, Turkey · 9880 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.04 km NNE of Kocadere, Turkey · 9880 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.72 km SSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9881 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.78 km WNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9881 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 5.94 km SE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9882 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.68 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9882 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.81 km N of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.88 km SSE of Geyve, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.22 km WNW of Hendek, Turkey · 9885 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009emd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.