Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 17, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, August 17, 1999 at 00:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is İzmit (Turkey - TR), about 4.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.970 and latitude 40.741.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	40.741, 29.970
UTC time	1999-08-17 00:16:26.150

Location	İzmit
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-08-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

İzmit	4.4 km
Gölcük	13.1 km
Derince	13.2 km
Körfez	16.1 km
Karamürsel	30.3 km
Adapazarı	36.8 km
Gebze	46.0 km
Yalova	59.3 km
Orhangazi	62.5 km
Sultanbeyli	63.8 km
Hendek	65.9 km
Bilecik	66.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Yalova Turkey · 2025-07-02 10:57 UTC	72.2 km
M 4.0 Bursa Turkey · 2025-07-01 09:57 UTC	77.5 km

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