Turkey earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey on Wed, May 12, 1993, 7:08 PM GMT+3 (16:08 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
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1993-05-12 16:08:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.131° N, 28.488° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.825 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.72 km NNE of ?i?li, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.86 km WNW of Ba?ak?ehir, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 2.72 km NE of Arnavutköy, Turkey · 12197 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.814 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12192 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.82 km NE of Muratbey, Turkey · 12189 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.717 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12189 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.18 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12189 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.718 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.85 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 12187 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.72 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12187 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.816 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 12186 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.811 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12186 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.718 km E of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.73 km S of Çatalca, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 3.49 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12183 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.017 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.63 km NNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12172 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.84 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.74 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12169 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 3.025 km N of Vize, Turkey · 12169 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 2.833 km NE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12169 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.8Western Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.915 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 12166 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.74 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12166 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.830 km NE of Ar?köy, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.83 km N of ?i?li, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 3.023 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  29. 2.910 km NW of Demirta?, Turkey · 12153 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.714 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12148 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 2.713 km SSW of Kumburgaz, Turkey · 12148 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 3.411 km NNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12147 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 3.114 km S of P?narhisar, Turkey · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  34. 3.48 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.611 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.617 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12139 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.52 km ESE of Koruköy, Turkey · 12200 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.812 km NNE of Umraniye, Turkey · 12202 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.61 km NNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12202 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.83 km WNW of Ba?ak?ehir, Turkey · 12203 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.028 km NNE of Vize, Turkey · 12203 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.76 km NNE of Büyükçekmece, Turkey · 12206 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.82 km SSE of Arnavutköy, Turkey · 12208 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 2.71 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12210 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.86 km W of Orhangazi, Turkey · 12211 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.75 km NNW of Sultangazi, Turkey · 12212 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.29 km NW of Marmara, Turkey · 12214 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.817 km N of Karacaköy, Turkey · 12214 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.82 km WNW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12215 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.5Western Turkey · 12221 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.75 km SE of Arnavutköy, Turkey · 12222 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.723 km ESE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12222 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.65 km ESE of Boyal?k, Turkey · 12223 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.722 km S of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 12224 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.89 km NNE of Umraniye, Turkey · 12225 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.55 km NE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12226 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005snq. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.