Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 18 km NE of Gölmarmara, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Gölmarmara, Turkey on Thu, Feb 19, 2004, 12:33 AM GMT+2 (22:33 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15 km NW of Buharkent, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-02-18 22:33:47 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.840° N, 28.051° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000cmh5. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
206°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.013 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.93 km E of Soma, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.83 km NE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.94 km W of Soma, Turkey · 8257 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.79 km SE of Akhisar, Turkey · 8255 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.914 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 8253 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.99 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 8253 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.74 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 8253 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.615 km NW of Buharkent, Turkey · 8242 days ago · 37 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.8Western Turkey · 8261 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.919 km ENE of Akhisar, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.87 km SSW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.63 km S of Manisa, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.121 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 8263 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.84 km ESE of Menemen, Turkey · 8263 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.813 km ESE of Sar?göl, Turkey · 8263 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.76 km NNE of Ala?ehir, Turkey · 8263 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.018 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 8265 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.93 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 8270 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.79 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 8270 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cmh5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC.