M2.9 earthquake 17 km W of Biga, Turkey

Magnitude

2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Oct 8, 1993, 11:58 AM GMT+2

UTC

1993-10-08 09:58:15 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.206° N, 27.036° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Biga, TurkeyPopulation 61,066. Forecast18 kmW
• Çanakkale, TurkeyPopulation 143,622. Forecast53 kmE
• Bursa, TurkeyPopulation 3,101,833. Forecast172 kmW

After

1. 2.614 km E of Marmara, TurkeySat, Oct 9, 12:42 PM GMT+2 · 12049 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
2. 2.624 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyFri, Oct 15, 3:06 PM GMT+2 · 12043 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
3. 2.714 km SSE of Geyikli, TurkeySun, Oct 17, 7:28 PM GMT+2 · 12041 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
4. 2.615 km SSW of Kumba?, TurkeySun, Oct 17, 9:23 PM GMT+2 · 12041 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
5. 3.521 km NNE of Gökçeada, TurkeyThu, Oct 21, 1:52 PM GMT+2 · 12037 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
6. 3.19 km W of Burhaniye, TurkeySat, Oct 23, 8:40 AM GMT+2 · 12035 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.712 km SW of Band?rma, TurkeyMon, Oct 25, 11:38 AM GMT+2 · 12033 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
8. 3.124 km ENE of Ezine, TurkeyWed, Oct 27, 7:57 AM GMT+2 · 12031 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
9. 3.214 km WNW of Ayvac?k, TurkeyTue, Nov 2, 1:31 AM GMT+2 · 12026 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.811 km NW of Ayvac?k, TurkeyTue, Nov 2, 2:21 AM GMT+2 · 12026 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
11. 3.223 km NNE of Gökçeada, TurkeyTue, Nov 2, 10:53 PM GMT+2 · 12025 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
12. 2.619 km E of Biga, TurkeyThu, Nov 4, 8:27 PM GMT+2 · 12023 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
13. 2.719 km ENE of Biga, TurkeyWed, Nov 17, 3:24 AM GMT+2 · 12011 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
14. 3.021 km NE of Hamdibey, TurkeyWed, Nov 17, 4:39 PM GMT+2 · 12010 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
15. 3.013 km E of Kumba?, TurkeyFri, Nov 26, 1:34 PM GMT+2 · 12001 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
16. 2.913 km NW of Erdek, TurkeyWed, Dec 1, 10:58 AM GMT+2 · 11996 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
17. 2.816 km SE of Kumba?, TurkeyFri, Dec 3, 3:02 PM GMT+2 · 11994 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
18. 3.48 km WNW of ?vrindi, TurkeySun, Dec 5, 3:53 AM GMT+2 · 11992 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

Before

1. 2.56 km NNW of Erdek, TurkeyMon, Oct 4, 10:50 PM GMT+2 · 12054 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
2. 3.320 km N of Gökçeada, TurkeySun, Oct 3, 4:03 PM GMT+2 · 12055 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
3. 3.69 km E of Behram, TurkeySat, Oct 2, 6:18 AM GMT+2 · 12056 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.816 km WNW of Gönen, TurkeyFri, Oct 1, 6:29 AM GMT+2 · 12057 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
5. 2.624 km ESE of Kumba?, TurkeyWed, Sep 29, 1:42 PM GMT+2 · 12059 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
6. 3.618 km N of Gökçeada, TurkeyTue, Sep 28, 6:28 PM GMT+2 · 12060 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.714 km SE of Biga, TurkeyTue, Sep 28, 1:50 PM GMT+2 · 12060 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
8. 2.523 km E of Kumba?, TurkeyTue, Sep 28, 10:14 AM GMT+2 · 12060 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
9. 3.119 km NW of Gönen, TurkeyTue, Sep 28, 9:22 AM GMT+2 · 12060 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.99 km NNW of Susurluk, TurkeyMon, Sep 27, 2:30 PM GMT+2 · 12061 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
11. 4.111 km ENE of Çan, TurkeySat, Sep 25, 12:39 PM GMT+3 · 12063 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
12. 2.85 km NNE of ?vrindi, TurkeyFri, Sep 24, 11:32 PM GMT+3 · 12064 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
13. 3.112 km ENE of Çan, TurkeyFri, Sep 24, 8:13 AM GMT+3 · 12064 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
14. 2.613 km NNW of Marmara, TurkeyFri, Sep 24, 6:21 AM GMT+3 · 12064 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
15. 2.68 km WNW of Marmara, TurkeyWed, Sep 22, 9:15 AM GMT+3 · 12066 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
16. 2.920 km NE of Hamdibey, TurkeyMon, Sep 20, 5:22 PM GMT+3 · 12068 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
17. 2.719 km SW of Marmara, TurkeySun, Sep 19, 5:28 PM GMT+3 · 12069 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
18. 2.64 km N of Band?rma, TurkeyFri, Sep 17, 3:21 PM GMT+3 · 12071 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.89 km SSW of Biga, TurkeyFri, Sep 17, 4:43 AM GMT+3 · 12071 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.518 km NNW of Manyas, TurkeyThu, Sep 16, 7:49 PM GMT+3 · 12072 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00061nu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.