Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 31, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, August 31, 1999 at 08:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is İzmit (Turkey - TR), about 6.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.949 and latitude 40.711.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	40.711, 29.949
UTC time	1999-08-31 08:10:49.530

Location	İzmit
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-08-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

İzmit	6.2 km
Gölcük	11.0 km
Derince	12.4 km
Körfez	15.3 km
Karamürsel	28.1 km
Adapazarı	39.1 km
Gebze	44.9 km
Yalova	57.1 km
Orhangazi	59.5 km
Bilecik	63.4 km
Sultanbeyli	63.5 km
Hendek	68.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Yalova Turkey · 2025-07-02 10:57 UTC	69.2 km
M 4.0 Bursa Turkey · 2025-07-01 09:57 UTC	74.3 km

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