Earthquake details

Monday, September 13, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, September 13, 1999 at 11:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is İzmit (Turkey - TR), about 11.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 30.045 and latitude 40.709.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.0 km
Coordinates	40.709, 30.045
UTC time	1999-09-13 11:55:28.180

Location	İzmit
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-09-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

İzmit	11.6 km
Gölcük	19.1 km
Derince	20.1 km
Körfez	23.0 km
Adapazarı	31.3 km
Karamürsel	36.2 km
Gebze	52.8 km
Hendek	60.1 km
Bilecik	63.4 km
Yalova	65.1 km
Orhangazi	66.9 km
Karasu	70.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Yalova Turkey · 2025-07-02 10:57 UTC	76.6 km
M 4.0 Bursa Turkey · 2025-07-01 09:57 UTC	81.3 km

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