Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Erdek, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Erdek, Turkey on Wed, Mar 17, 1993, 8:48 PM GMT+2 (18:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 8 km N of Band?rma, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1993-03-17 18:48:41 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.441° N, 27.843° 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: 50 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.68 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.79 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.03 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.06 km NNW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.38 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.16 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.86 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12253 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.99 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12253 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.79 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12253 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.910 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12253 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.110 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12253 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.311 km S of Kumba?, Turkey · 12252 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.87 km NNE of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12252 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.49 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12251 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.810 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12250 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.820 km NE of Erdek, Turkey · 12248 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.78 km E of Band?rma, Turkey · 12247 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.65 km SSE of Balya, Turkey · 12242 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.76 km E of Band?rma, Turkey · 12238 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.68 km WNW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12237 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.814 km SW of Manyas, Turkey · 12237 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.74 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12235 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.80 km E of Çatalca, Turkey · 12233 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.94 km WNW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12233 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  25. 2.514 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 12232 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 2.717 km SSW of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 12231 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.920 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 12229 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.58 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12228 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.77 km NW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12227 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 3.13 km NNE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12225 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.720 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12225 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.55 km NE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12225 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 2.722 km S of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 12223 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.723 km ESE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12222 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 2.82 km WNW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12214 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.66 km E of Manyas, Turkey · 12213 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 3.29 km NW of Marmara, Turkey · 12213 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.922 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 12210 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 2.71 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12210 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  40. 2.76 km NNE of Büyükçekmece, Turkey · 12205 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 3.010 km SE of Balya, Turkey · 12204 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 2.61 km NNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12202 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.8Western Turkey · 12201 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.816 km WSW of Erdek, Turkey · 12200 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.716 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 12199 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 2.72 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.714 km SW of Susurluk, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 3.021 km W of Biga, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.825 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.98 km S of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12197 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.528 km NNE of Karacabey, Turkey · 12257 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.81 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12258 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.725 km S of Beylikdüzü, Turkey · 12260 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.56 km NNE of Mudanya, Turkey · 12267 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.16 km SE of Balya, Turkey · 12270 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.6Western Turkey · 12273 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.712 km W of Marmara, Turkey · 12274 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.817 km NW of Mudanya, Turkey · 12280 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.712 km S of Biga, Turkey · 12281 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.815 km WNW of Biga, Turkey · 12283 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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