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M2.6 earthquake 8 km NE of Marmara, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Marmara, Turkey on Wed, May 8, 1991, 4:48 PM GMT+3 (13:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km WNW of Manyas, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-08 13:48:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.652° N, 27.616° 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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.71 km WNW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.89 km ESE of Manyas, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.71 km E of Gönen, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.510 km NNW of Susurluk, Turkey · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.41 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.60 km SE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.418 km NE of Karacabey, Turkey · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.118 km W of Mudanya, Turkey · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.721 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.66 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12919 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.78 km SW of Gönen, Turkey · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 2.48 km WNW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12915 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.89 km SSE of Manyas, Turkey · 12915 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.524 km ENE of Biga, Turkey · 12914 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.72 km SSE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12913 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.61 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12912 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.61 km SSE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12911 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 2.69 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12909 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.55 km ENE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.219 km SSW of Ke?an, Turkey · 12906 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  21. 2.624 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.416 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 12905 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 3.019 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12896 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.111 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 12895 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  25. 3.34 km WNW of Manyas, Turkey · 12893 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.723 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12892 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.73 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12890 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.611 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 3.217 km NNE of Marmara, Turkey · 12889 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.55 km N of Çatalca, Turkey · 12888 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 3.018 km SE of Biga, Turkey · 12888 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.913 km NNW of Kavakl?, Turkey · 12887 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 3.141 km SSW of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 12885 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 3.020 km WNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12884 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.727 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.732 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.510 km N of Gönen, Turkey · 12879 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.49 km SSW of Erdek, Turkey · 12877 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.82 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12874 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 2.96 km ENE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.51 km W of Çatalca, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.014 km NNE of Gönen, Turkey · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.89 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12940 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.81 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12943 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.71 km N of Muratbey, Turkey · 12945 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.82 km S of Çatalca, Turkey · 12946 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.617 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.712 km S of Marmara, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.70 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey · 12949 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.920 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 12956 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.72 km NW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12957 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.79 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12958 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.73 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.8Western Turkey · 12959 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 2.819 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12961 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rdh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.