Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 22 km NW of Biga, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Biga, Turkey on Fri, Apr 30, 1993, 10:22 PM GMT+3 (19:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11 km NNE of Band?rma, 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
1993-04-30 19:22:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.377° N, 27.058° 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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.010 km SE of Balya, Turkey · 12205 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.8Western Turkey · 12201 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.816 km WSW of Erdek, Turkey · 12200 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.716 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 12199 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.021 km W of Biga, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.825 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.89 km NNE of Havran, Turkey · 12195 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.115 km NNE of Biga, Turkey · 12194 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.814 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12192 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.516 km S of Marmara, Turkey · 12192 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.79 km NNW of Susurluk, Turkey · 12189 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.74 km SSE of Balya, Turkey · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.717 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.18 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.718 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.89 km NW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12187 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.85 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 12187 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.811 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12185 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.79 km SE of Erdek, Turkey · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.812 km WNW of ?vrindi, Turkey · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.710 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 3.49 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12183 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 2.7Western Turkey · 12178 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 3.017 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12173 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 3.018 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey · 12173 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.79 km NNE of Biga, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.84 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.719 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.914 km SW of Kumba?, Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.8Western Turkey · 12166 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 3.023 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12163 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 3.418 km NW of Gönen, Turkey · 12160 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 3.115 km WNW of Gönen, Turkey · 12159 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.29 km NW of Marmara, Turkey · 12213 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 2.66 km E of Manyas, Turkey · 12213 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.519 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 12224 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.720 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12226 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.77 km NW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12228 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.58 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12228 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.94 km WNW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12233 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.814 km SW of Manyas, Turkey · 12237 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.76 km E of Band?rma, Turkey · 12239 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005s0h. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:43 AM UTC.