M2.9 earthquake 12 km NE of Biga, Turkey

Magnitude

2.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Jan 26, 1991, 4:45 AM GMT+2

UTC

1991-01-26 02:45:24 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.316° N, 27.325° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Biga, TurkeyPopulation 61,066. Forecast12 kmNE
• Bandırma, TurkeyPopulation 107,631. Forecast55 kmW
• Bursa, TurkeyPopulation 3,101,833. Forecast148 kmW

After

1. 2.612 km W of Bal?kesir, TurkeyMon, Jan 28, 10:01 AM GMT+2 · 13032 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
2. 3.38 km NE of Biga, TurkeyFri, Feb 1, 2:07 AM GMT+2 · 13028 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
3. 3.28 km NE of Biga, TurkeyFri, Feb 1, 4:36 AM GMT+2 · 13028 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
4. 2.910 km SW of Karacabey, TurkeyMon, Feb 4, 12:46 AM GMT+2 · 13025 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
5. 3.014 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyThu, Feb 7, 11:50 AM GMT+2 · 13022 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
6. 3.024 km W of Marmara, TurkeyFri, Feb 8, 8:13 AM GMT+2 · 13021 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
7. 2.98 km SSW of Band?rma, TurkeyMon, Feb 11, 9:07 AM GMT+2 · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
8. 3.224 km NW of Eceabat, TurkeySat, Feb 16, 3:23 AM GMT+2 · 13013 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
9. 2.97 km SSE of Havran, TurkeyMon, Feb 18, 7:37 AM GMT+2 · 13011 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.612 km WSW of Susurluk, TurkeyThu, Feb 21, 4:28 AM GMT+2 · 13008 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
11. 2.410 km SE of Manyas, TurkeyMon, Feb 25, 4:24 AM GMT+2 · 13004 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
12. 4.516 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyFri, Mar 8, 11:23 AM GMT+2 · 12993 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away

Before

1. 3.012 km NE of Biga, TurkeySat, Jan 26, 12:24 AM GMT+2 · 13034 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
2. 3.140 km SSW of Kumburgaz, TurkeyThu, Jan 24, 4:06 PM GMT+2 · 13036 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
3. 2.820 km NE of Biga, TurkeyThu, Jan 24, 3:15 AM GMT+2 · 13036 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.813 km WSW of Manyas, TurkeyFri, Jan 18, 4:16 PM GMT+2 · 13042 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
5. 3.49 km SSE of Kumba?, TurkeyFri, Jan 11, 2:24 AM GMT+2 · 13049 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
6. 3.210 km ESE of Çan, TurkeyWed, Jan 9, 7:48 PM GMT+2 · 13051 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
7. 2.86 km ENE of Bal?kesir, TurkeyMon, Jan 7, 8:22 AM GMT+2 · 13053 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
8. 3.015 km NNW of Manyas, TurkeySun, Jan 6, 5:06 PM GMT+2 · 13054 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
9. 2.810 km NNW of Manyas, TurkeySat, Jan 5, 11:50 AM GMT+2 · 13055 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
10. 2.611 km S of Band?rma, TurkeyThu, Jan 3, 7:12 PM GMT+2 · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
11. 2.913 km E of Kumba?, TurkeyThu, Jan 3, 9:09 AM GMT+2 · 13057 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.815 km NNW of Manyas, TurkeyWed, Jan 2, 4:02 PM GMT+2 · 13058 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004m5f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:12 AM UTC.