Turkey earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 2 km WNW of ?zmit, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of ?zmit, Turkey on Sun, Oct 3, 1999, 7:19 PM GMT+3 (16:19 UTC), 13 km (8 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
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-10-03 16:19:34 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.774° N, 29.898° 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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.11 km E of Yuvac?k, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.92 km SSE of Kocadere, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.117 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9859 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.75 km NNE of Kocadere, Turkey · 9855 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.78 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.52 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.94 km NNE of Kocadere, Turkey · 9854 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.65 km S of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9850 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.314 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9848 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.86 km NE of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.95 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.017 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9845 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 4.611 km SSW of Adalar, Turkey · 9844 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.52 km NE of Umurbey, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.91 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.16 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9842 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.710 km N of Balç?k, Turkey · 9840 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.07 km NW of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9838 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.91 km E of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9836 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.04 km NNW of Yenice, Turkey · 9836 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.68 km E of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9834 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.916 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9834 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.72 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9834 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 2.75 km NW of Orhangazi, Turkey · 9833 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 2.77 km W of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 9829 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 3.26 km NNW of Koruköy, Turkey · 9829 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 3.86 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9827 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 5.08 km E of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9826 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 4.26 km S of Hendek, Turkey · 9826 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 5.75 km N of Sapanca, Turkey · 9822 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 3.315 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9822 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 4.13 km E of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9822 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.61 km ESE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9822 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 4.815 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9821 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 4.518 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9821 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 4.213 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9821 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 3.816 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9821 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 3.6Western Turkey · 9821 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 3.5Western Turkey · 9821 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 4.116 km SE of Hendek, Turkey · 9821 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 4.812 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9821 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 4.012 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9821 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 4.1Western Turkey · 9821 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  44. 3.36 km N of Koruköy, Turkey · 9820 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  45. 3.32 km SSE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9820 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 3.25 km ESE of Mudanya, Turkey · 9820 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.72 km ENE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9820 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 3.43 km SE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9820 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.82 km E of Koruköy, Turkey · 9820 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 4.0Western Turkey · 9818 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 4.19 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9815 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 4.11 km WSW of Hendek, Turkey · 9814 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 4.816 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9814 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 4.25 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9813 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 3.216 km SE of Kocaali, Turkey · 9808 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 3.34 km W of Hendek, Turkey · 9805 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.97 km WSW of Hendek, Turkey · 9805 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 2.71 km N of Kullar, Turkey · 9861 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.712 km SW of Düzce, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.72 km NE of Körfez, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.86 km WSW of Hendek, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.85 km WNW of Akyaz?, Turkey · 9862 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 5.28 km NNW of Ta?köprü, Turkey · 9866 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.93 km WNW of Köseköy, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.34 km NNW of Hal?dere, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.72 km WSW of Umurbey, Turkey · 9868 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.98 km SSE of Küplü, Turkey · 9869 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.21 km SSE of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9870 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.411 km SSE of Adalar, Turkey · 9870 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.89 km WNW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9871 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.63 km NE of Körfez, Turkey · 9872 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 3.31 km S of Derince, Turkey · 9872 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.71 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.44 km NW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.23 km WNW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 4.31 km WSW of Karapürçek, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 3.13 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9875 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009fdb. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.