Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 1 km SE of Biga, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Biga, Turkey on Fri, Sep 3, 1993, 10:45 AM GMT+3 (07:45 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 11 km ENE of Çan, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1993-09-03 07:45:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.221° N, 27.255° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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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: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.216 km SSW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12084 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.917 km N of Çan, Turkey · 12084 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.21 km WNW of Erdek, Turkey · 12082 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.74 km W of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12082 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.77 km SW of Marmara, Turkey · 12082 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.711 km ESE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12076 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.66 km NE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12076 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.88 km SSE of Erdek, Turkey · 12076 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.621 km SSW of Marmara, Turkey · 12074 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.926 km W of Gelibolu, Turkey · 12072 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.518 km NNW of Manyas, Turkey · 12072 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.617 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12071 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.89 km SSW of Biga, Turkey · 12071 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.64 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12071 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.719 km SW of Marmara, Turkey · 12069 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.920 km NE of Hamdibey, Turkey · 12068 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.68 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12066 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.613 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12064 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.112 km ENE of Çan, Turkey · 12064 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.85 km NNE of ?vrindi, Turkey · 12063 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 4.111 km ENE of Çan, Turkey · 12063 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 2.99 km NNW of Susurluk, Turkey · 12061 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 3.119 km NW of Gönen, Turkey · 12060 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 2.523 km E of Kumba?, Turkey · 12060 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.714 km SE of Biga, Turkey · 12060 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 2.624 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 12059 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.816 km WNW of Gönen, Turkey · 12057 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.56 km NNW of Erdek, Turkey · 12053 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.917 km W of Biga, Turkey · 12050 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.614 km E of Marmara, Turkey · 12049 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 3.112 km NE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12048 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.624 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12043 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.814 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12040 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 2.615 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 12040 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 3.19 km W of Burhaniye, Turkey · 12035 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 3.215 km SSE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12033 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.712 km SW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12033 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 3.124 km ENE of Ezine, Turkey · 12031 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.78 km S of Biga, Turkey · 12085 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 4.4Western Turkey · 12085 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.612 km E of Gönen, Turkey · 12087 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.94 km SSW of Gönen, Turkey · 12087 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.01 km NNE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12091 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.68 km ESE of Hamdibey, Turkey · 12093 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.614 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12093 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.814 km ESE of Susurluk, Turkey · 12094 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.68 km E of Hamdibey, Turkey · 12095 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.82 km NNE of Susurluk, Turkey · 12099 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.613 km SSE of ?vrindi, Turkey · 12099 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.612 km E of Çanakkale, Turkey · 12100 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.816 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 12100 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.78 km W of Marmara, Turkey · 12101 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.717 km ENE of Hamdibey, Turkey · 12102 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.44 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12103 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.211 km NW of Tatkavakl?, Turkey · 12106 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.23 km ESE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12106 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.719 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.019 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12109 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005zp0. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.