M3.0 earthquake 21 km W of Biga, Turkey

Magnitude

3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, May 13, 1993, 1:31 AM GMT+3

UTC

1993-05-12 22:31:45 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.222° N, 26.990° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Biga, TurkeyPopulation 61,066. Forecast21 kmW
• Çanakkale, TurkeyPopulation 143,622. Forecast50 kmE
• Bursa, TurkeyPopulation 3,101,833. Forecast176 kmW

After

1. 2.825 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyThu, May 13, 8:00 AM GMT+3 · 12198 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.89 km NNE of Havran, TurkeySun, May 16, 12:31 AM GMT+3 · 12196 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
3. 3.115 km NNE of Biga, TurkeyMon, May 17, 3:11 AM GMT+3 · 12195 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
4. 2.516 km S of Marmara, TurkeyWed, May 19, 12:29 PM GMT+3 · 12192 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.79 km NNW of Susurluk, TurkeySat, May 22, 1:06 PM GMT+3 · 12189 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
6. 2.74 km SSE of Balya, TurkeySun, May 23, 12:21 AM GMT+3 · 12189 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
7. 3.18 km NNW of Marmara, TurkeySun, May 23, 1:57 AM GMT+3 · 12189 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
8. 2.718 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeySun, May 23, 12:18 PM GMT+3 · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.89 km NW of Bal?kesir, TurkeyMon, May 24, 8:25 AM GMT+3 · 12187 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
10. 2.85 km N of Marmara, TurkeyMon, May 24, 10:52 AM GMT+3 · 12187 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
11. 3.811 km NNE of Band?rma, TurkeyTue, May 25, 6:36 PM GMT+3 · 12186 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
12. 2.79 km SE of Erdek, TurkeyWed, May 26, 8:21 AM GMT+3 · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
13. 2.812 km WNW of ?vrindi, TurkeyWed, May 26, 10:44 AM GMT+3 · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.710 km NW of Çan, TurkeyThu, May 27, 12:56 PM GMT+3 · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
15. 3.49 km NE of Band?rma, TurkeyFri, May 28, 1:27 PM GMT+3 · 12183 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
16. 2.7Western TurkeyWed, Jun 2, 8:32 AM GMT+3 · 12178 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
17. 3.213 km SW of Geyikli, TurkeySun, Jun 6, 7:31 AM GMT+3 · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
18. 3.017 km NNW of Marmara, TurkeySun, Jun 6, 5:28 PM GMT+3 · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
19. 3.018 km ESE of Lapseki, TurkeySun, Jun 6, 10:40 PM GMT+3 · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
20. 2.79 km NNE of Biga, TurkeyWed, Jun 9, 6:42 AM GMT+3 · 12171 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
21. 2.84 km ENE of Erdek, TurkeyWed, Jun 9, 3:21 PM GMT+3 · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
22. 3.21 km N of Behram, TurkeyThu, Jun 10, 6:04 AM GMT+3 · 12170 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
23. 2.719 km NNW of Çan, TurkeySat, Jun 12, 8:20 PM GMT+3 · 12168 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
24. 2.914 km SW of Kumba?, TurkeySun, Jun 13, 12:41 AM GMT+3 · 12168 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
25. 2.8Western TurkeySun, Jun 13, 9:59 PM GMT+3 · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
26. 3.418 km NW of Gönen, TurkeySat, Jun 19, 10:26 PM GMT+3 · 12161 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
27. 3.115 km WNW of Gönen, TurkeyMon, Jun 21, 6:46 AM GMT+3 · 12159 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
28. 2.7Western TurkeyThu, Jul 1, 6:47 PM GMT+3 · 12149 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
29. 3.411 km SSW of Geyikli, TurkeyFri, Jul 2, 9:04 AM GMT+3 · 12148 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
30. 2.714 km NE of Band?rma, TurkeyFri, Jul 2, 10:24 AM GMT+3 · 12148 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
31. 2.79 km ENE of Hamdibey, TurkeyMon, Jul 5, 1:02 PM GMT+3 · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
32. 3.48 km NNE of Band?rma, TurkeyMon, Jul 5, 7:29 PM GMT+3 · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
33. 2.611 km SSE of Kumba?, TurkeyMon, Jul 5, 11:04 PM GMT+3 · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
34. 3.319 km N of Gökçeada, TurkeyTue, Jul 6, 4:27 AM GMT+3 · 12144 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
35. 3.211 km WNW of Alt?noluk, TurkeyTue, Jul 6, 7:51 AM GMT+3 · 12144 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
36. 2.818 km ENE of Biga, TurkeyWed, Jul 7, 1:54 AM GMT+3 · 12144 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
37. 2.617 km NNE of Band?rma, TurkeySun, Jul 11, 6:22 PM GMT+3 · 12139 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
38. 2.75 km SE of Hamdibey, TurkeySun, Jul 11, 7:43 PM GMT+3 · 12139 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 2.716 km S of Band?rma, TurkeyTue, May 11, 8:15 PM GMT+3 · 12200 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
2. 2.816 km WSW of Erdek, TurkeyTue, May 11, 12:29 AM GMT+3 · 12201 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
3. 2.8Western TurkeyMon, May 10, 11:16 AM GMT+3 · 12201 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
4. 3.010 km SE of Balya, TurkeyThu, May 6, 4:44 PM GMT+3 · 12205 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
5. 2.922 km NW of Biga, TurkeyFri, Apr 30, 10:22 PM GMT+3 · 12211 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
6. 3.03 km WNW of Behram, TurkeyWed, Apr 28, 7:02 AM GMT+3 · 12213 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
7. 3.29 km NW of Marmara, TurkeyTue, Apr 27, 11:42 PM GMT+3 · 12214 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
8. 2.66 km E of Manyas, TurkeyTue, Apr 27, 5:20 PM GMT+3 · 12214 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
9. 3.519 km N of Gökçeada, TurkeySat, Apr 17, 4:29 PM GMT+3 · 12224 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
10. 2.720 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyThu, Apr 15, 4:46 PM GMT+3 · 12226 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.77 km NW of Band?rma, TurkeyTue, Apr 13, 12:31 PM GMT+3 · 12228 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005spe. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.