M2.9 earthquake 18 km N of Erdek, Turkey

Magnitude

2.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Mon, Oct 8, 1990, 2:39 PM GMT+2

UTC

1990-10-08 12:39:05 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.563° N, 27.803° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Erdek, TurkeyPopulation 22,678. Forecast18 kmN
• Bandırma, TurkeyPopulation 107,631. Forecast28 kmNNW
• Istanbul, TurkeyPopulation 15,701,602. Forecast109 kmWSW

After

1. 2.919 km W of Erdek, TurkeyTue, Oct 9, 11:53 AM GMT+2 · 13142 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
2. 2.72 km ESE of Çatalca, TurkeyThu, Oct 11, 12:03 PM GMT+2 · 13140 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
3. 3.112 km ESE of Biga, TurkeySat, Oct 13, 7:35 AM GMT+2 · 13138 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
4. 2.35 km ENE of Çatalca, TurkeyFri, Oct 19, 2:29 PM GMT+2 · 13132 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.5Western TurkeySat, Oct 20, 1:12 PM GMT+2 · 13131 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
6. 2.614 km ESE of Band?rma, TurkeyTue, Oct 23, 5:32 PM GMT+2 · 13128 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
7. 2.120 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyWed, Oct 24, 1:50 PM GMT+2 · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
8. 2.910 km ENE of Biga, TurkeyWed, Oct 24, 10:26 PM GMT+2 · 13127 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
9. 2.127 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyThu, Oct 25, 3:03 AM GMT+2 · 13127 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
10. 2.623 km S of Selimpa?a, TurkeyThu, Oct 25, 12:14 PM GMT+2 · 13126 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.13 km SE of Erdek, TurkeySun, Oct 28, 2:49 PM GMT+2 · 13123 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.34 km ENE of Çatalca, TurkeySun, Oct 28, 4:53 PM GMT+2 · 13123 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.212 km N of Bal?kesir, TurkeyWed, Oct 31, 7:52 PM GMT+2 · 13120 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
14. 2.0Western TurkeySun, Nov 4, 1:39 AM GMT+2 · 13117 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.610 km ESE of Hamdibey, TurkeyMon, Nov 5, 11:01 AM GMT+2 · 13115 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
16. 3.018 km E of Çan, TurkeyTue, Nov 6, 3:36 PM GMT+2 · 13114 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.422 km NE of Band?rma, TurkeyWed, Nov 7, 10:04 AM GMT+2 · 13113 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
18. 2.86 km ENE of Balya, TurkeyThu, Nov 8, 6:11 AM GMT+2 · 13113 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
19. 3.016 km SSW of Kumba?, TurkeyFri, Nov 9, 5:48 PM GMT+2 · 13111 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
20. 2.422 km SSW of Kumba?, TurkeySun, Nov 11, 6:42 PM GMT+2 · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
21. 2.019 km ENE of Marmara, TurkeyMon, Nov 12, 2:47 AM GMT+2 · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
22. 2.61 km ENE of Çatalca, TurkeyMon, Nov 12, 10:52 AM GMT+2 · 13108 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
23. 2.50 km NE of Muratbey, TurkeyTue, Nov 13, 1:43 PM GMT+2 · 13107 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
24. 1.915 km NE of Biga, TurkeyWed, Nov 14, 4:23 PM GMT+2 · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
25. 2.47 km SSE of Mudanya, TurkeyThu, Nov 15, 4:10 PM GMT+2 · 13105 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
26. 1.88 km WNW of Ba?ak?ehir, TurkeyThu, Nov 15, 4:43 PM GMT+2 · 13105 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
27. 2.98 km SSW of Band?rma, TurkeyTue, Nov 20, 3:09 PM GMT+2 · 13100 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
28. 2.44 km N of Tepecik, TurkeyWed, Nov 21, 1:12 PM GMT+2 · 13099 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
29. 2.013 km SSE of Kumba?, TurkeyWed, Nov 21, 1:17 PM GMT+2 · 13099 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
30. 3.223 km W of Marmara, TurkeyWed, Nov 21, 5:15 PM GMT+2 · 13099 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
31. 2.216 km ENE of Biga, TurkeyThu, Nov 22, 9:08 PM GMT+2 · 13098 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
32. 2.116 km S of Kumba?, TurkeyThu, Nov 22, 9:10 PM GMT+2 · 13098 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
33. 2.615 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyFri, Nov 23, 9:10 PM GMT+2 · 13097 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
34. 3.232 km SSW of Kumburgaz, TurkeySat, Nov 24, 11:28 PM GMT+2 · 13096 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
35. 2.52 km WSW of Muratbey, TurkeyMon, Nov 26, 1:21 PM GMT+2 · 13094 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
36. 2.415 km WSW of Gönen, TurkeyTue, Nov 27, 12:33 AM GMT+2 · 13094 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
37. 2.49 km WSW of Kocadere, TurkeyThu, Nov 29, 11:57 AM GMT+2 · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
38. 2.09 km E of Manyas, TurkeyFri, Nov 30, 3:03 AM GMT+2 · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
39. 3.516 km SSE of Kumba?, TurkeyFri, Nov 30, 6:21 PM GMT+2 · 13090 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
40. 2.010 km NNE of Mudanya, TurkeySat, Dec 1, 9:49 AM GMT+2 · 13089 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
41. 2.314 km NNW of Mudanya, TurkeyWed, Dec 5, 12:39 PM GMT+2 · 13085 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
42. 2.320 km NNW of Gönen, TurkeyFri, Dec 7, 1:29 AM GMT+2 · 13084 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away

Before

1. 2.64 km NE of Çatalca, TurkeySun, Oct 7, 4:25 PM GMT+2 · 13144 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
2. 2.917 km SSW of Kumba?, TurkeySat, Oct 6, 7:54 AM GMT+2 · 13145 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
3. 3.317 km S of Kumba?, TurkeySat, Oct 6, 7:52 AM GMT+2 · 13145 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
4. 2.813 km ESE of Susurluk, TurkeyFri, Oct 5, 3:36 AM GMT+2 · 13147 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fgs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.