Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 19 km W of Erdek, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 19 km W of Erdek, Turkey on Tue, Oct 9, 1990, 11:53 AM GMT+2 (09:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km SSE of Kumba?, 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
1990-10-09 09:53:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.378° N, 27.561° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.415 km SW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13142 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.011 km SW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13142 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.124 km WSW of Çan, Turkey · 13140 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.112 km ESE of Biga, Turkey · 13138 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.5Western Turkey · 13131 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.614 km ESE of Band?rma, Turkey · 13128 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.120 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 13127 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.910 km ENE of Biga, Turkey · 13127 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.127 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 13127 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.623 km S of Selimpa?a, Turkey · 13126 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.13 km SE of Erdek, Turkey · 13123 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.212 km N of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13120 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.610 km ESE of Hamdibey, Turkey · 13115 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.018 km E of Çan, Turkey · 13114 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.422 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 13113 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.86 km ENE of Balya, Turkey · 13113 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.016 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 13111 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.422 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 2.019 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 13109 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.915 km NE of Biga, Turkey · 13106 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  21. 2.98 km SSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 13100 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.013 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 13099 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 3.223 km W of Marmara, Turkey · 13099 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  24. 2.216 km ENE of Biga, Turkey · 13098 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  25. 2.116 km S of Kumba?, Turkey · 13098 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.615 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 13097 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 3.232 km SSW of Kumburgaz, Turkey · 13096 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 2.415 km WSW of Gönen, Turkey · 13094 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 2.09 km E of Manyas, Turkey · 13091 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 3.516 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 13090 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.320 km NNW of Gönen, Turkey · 13084 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.611 km SSW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13143 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.712 km SW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13143 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.712 km WSW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13143 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.918 km N of Erdek, Turkey · 13143 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.910 km SW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 13144 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.917 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 13145 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.317 km S of Kumba?, Turkey · 13145 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.813 km ESE of Susurluk, Turkey · 13147 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004fj6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.