M3.0 earthquake 1 km NW of Kar??yaka, Turkey

Magnitude

3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Oct 20, 1993, 5:07 PM GMT+2

UTC

1993-10-20 15:07:20 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.702° N, 29.932° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• İzmit, TurkeyPopulation 196,571. Forecast7 kmS
• Istanbul, TurkeyPopulation 15,701,602. Forecast90 kmESE

After

1. 2.711 km SW of Sapanca, TurkeyFri, Oct 22, 1:09 PM GMT+2 · 12036 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.87 km NE of Tav?anc?l, TurkeyFri, Oct 22, 3:30 PM GMT+2 · 12036 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.76 km SW of Orhangazi, TurkeySat, Oct 23, 7:57 AM GMT+2 · 12035 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
4. 2.77 km SSW of Sölöz, TurkeySat, Oct 23, 9:19 AM GMT+2 · 12035 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
5. 3.16 km S of Sölöz, TurkeySat, Oct 23, 9:58 AM GMT+2 · 12035 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
6. 2.81 km NNW of Köseköy, TurkeySat, Oct 23, 4:20 PM GMT+2 · 12035 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.79 km SSW of Sölöz, TurkeyMon, Oct 25, 11:09 AM GMT+2 · 12033 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
8. 3.05 km NE of ?zmit, TurkeyMon, Oct 25, 9:04 PM GMT+2 · 12032 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
9. 3.134 km NE of Ar?köy, TurkeyTue, Oct 26, 11:35 AM GMT+2 · 12032 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.84 km E of Ar?köy, TurkeyThu, Oct 28, 1:57 PM GMT+2 · 12030 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
11. 2.712 km SSW of Sölöz, TurkeySat, Oct 30, 11:34 PM GMT+2 · 12027 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.92 km WNW of Kullar, TurkeyTue, Nov 2, 1:28 AM GMT+2 · 12025 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
13. 2.612 km WSW of Sapanca, TurkeyTue, Nov 2, 3:28 PM GMT+2 · 12025 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
14. 3.01 km ENE of Sapanca, TurkeyTue, Nov 2, 8:56 PM GMT+2 · 12025 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
15. 2.72 km NW of Koruköy, TurkeySat, Nov 6, 10:54 PM GMT+2 · 12020 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
16. 2.83 km ESE of Tav?anc?l, TurkeyTue, Nov 9, 12:18 PM GMT+2 · 12018 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
17. 2.74 km SW of Kaytazdere, TurkeyTue, Nov 9, 3:37 PM GMT+2 · 12018 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
18. 3.13 km NNE of Demirta?, TurkeyWed, Nov 17, 4:19 AM GMT+2 · 12010 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.68 km N of Gürsu, TurkeyWed, Nov 17, 6:34 AM GMT+2 · 12010 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
20. 2.53 km ESE of K?l?ç, TurkeyWed, Nov 17, 11:04 AM GMT+2 · 12010 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
21. 2.52 km NW of Gürsu, TurkeyMon, Nov 22, 4:06 PM GMT+2 · 12005 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
22. 3.09 km SSE of Kestel, TurkeyTue, Nov 23, 7:05 PM GMT+2 · 12004 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
23. 2.810 km W of Yenice, TurkeyTue, Nov 23, 8:08 PM GMT+2 · 12004 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
24. 2.61 km ESE of Gölcük, TurkeySat, Nov 27, 11:29 AM GMT+2 · 12000 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
25. 2.96 km W of Sapanca, TurkeySun, Nov 28, 5:13 AM GMT+2 · 11999 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
26. 2.711 km SSW of ?ile, TurkeyWed, Dec 1, 2:13 PM GMT+2 · 11996 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
27. 3.23 km ENE of ?hsaniye, TurkeySun, Dec 5, 9:13 AM GMT+2 · 11992 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
28. 3.25 km NE of Koruköy, TurkeyMon, Dec 6, 2:06 AM GMT+2 · 11991 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
29. 3.62 km NW of Gölcük, TurkeyThu, Dec 9, 1:15 PM GMT+2 · 11988 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
30. 2.84 km WSW of Tacir, TurkeyThu, Dec 16, 11:10 AM GMT+2 · 11981 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

Before

1. 2.89 km SSE of Kestel, TurkeyWed, Oct 20, 11:10 AM GMT+2 · 12038 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.99 km SSE of Kestel, TurkeyWed, Oct 20, 1:18 AM GMT+2 · 12038 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
3. 2.84 km S of Kestel, TurkeyWed, Oct 20, 1:18 AM GMT+2 · 12038 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
4. 2.74 km S of Bahçecik, TurkeySun, Oct 17, 5:42 PM GMT+2 · 12041 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
5. 2.714 km S of Bahçecik, TurkeyThu, Oct 14, 8:43 PM GMT+2 · 12044 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
6. 2.72 km SW of Osmaneli, TurkeyThu, Oct 14, 4:14 PM GMT+2 · 12044 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
7. 3.04 km NNW of Köseköy, TurkeyThu, Oct 14, 2:02 PM GMT+2 · 12044 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
8. 2.63 km SSW of Mudanya, TurkeyThu, Oct 14, 9:28 AM GMT+2 · 12044 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.70 km S of Bahçecik, TurkeyTue, Oct 12, 6:20 PM GMT+2 · 12046 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.61 km NNE of K?l?ç, TurkeyTue, Oct 12, 11:20 AM GMT+2 · 12046 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
11. 2.61 km NNW of Merter Keresteciler, TurkeyMon, Oct 11, 7:46 PM GMT+2 · 12047 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.61 km ESE of Sultangazi, TurkeyMon, Oct 11, 6:18 PM GMT+2 · 12047 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
13. 2.88 km ESE of Tacir, TurkeyMon, Oct 11, 2:14 PM GMT+2 · 12047 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
14. 3.32 km NNW of Kar??yaka, TurkeySat, Oct 9, 11:50 PM GMT+2 · 12048 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
15. 2.97 km W of Küçükkumla, TurkeySat, Oct 9, 1:04 PM GMT+2 · 12049 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.614 km NW of Hamzabey, TurkeyThu, Oct 7, 9:13 PM GMT+2 · 12050 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
17. 2.720 km NNW of Körfez, TurkeyThu, Oct 7, 12:06 PM GMT+2 · 12051 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
18. 3.11 km WSW of Bahçecik, TurkeyWed, Oct 6, 6:48 PM GMT+2 · 12052 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.85 km NNE of Karapürçek, TurkeyTue, Oct 5, 11:26 AM GMT+2 · 12053 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
20. 3.02 km N of Ar?köy, TurkeyMon, Oct 4, 4:27 PM GMT+2 · 12054 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00062b3. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.