Turkey earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 16 km S of Marmara, Turkey

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 16 km S of Marmara, Turkey on Wed, May 19, 1993, 12:29 PM GMT+3 (09:29 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1993-05-19 09:29:08 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.439° N, 27.524° 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: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79 km NNW of Susurluk, Turkey · 12189 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.74 km SSE of Balya, Turkey · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.717 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.18 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.718 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.89 km NW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 12187 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.85 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 12187 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.811 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12186 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.79 km SE of Erdek, Turkey · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.812 km WNW of ?vrindi, Turkey · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.710 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.49 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12183 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.7Western Turkey · 12178 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.017 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.612 km WNW of Tatkavakl?, Turkey · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.018 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.010 km E of Mustafakemalpa?a, Turkey · 12173 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.79 km NNE of Biga, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 2.84 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.812 km NW of Kepsut, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.719 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 12168 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.914 km SW of Kumba?, Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.8Western Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 3.023 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 3.418 km NW of Gönen, Turkey · 12161 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 3.115 km WNW of Gönen, Turkey · 12159 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 2.7Western Turkey · 12149 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 2.714 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12148 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.713 km SSW of Kumburgaz, Turkey · 12148 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.79 km ENE of Hamdibey, Turkey · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 3.48 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.611 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.818 km ENE of Biga, Turkey · 12143 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  34. 2.617 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12139 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.75 km SE of Hamdibey, Turkey · 12139 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 2.922 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 2.824 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.812 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.714 km S of Kumba?, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.721 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 2.821 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 3.521 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 12136 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.79 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12135 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 3.023 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 12134 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 2.64 km NNW of Gönen, Turkey · 12134 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.623 km E of Marmara, Turkey · 12134 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  47. 2.520 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 12133 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.814 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12192 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.115 km NNE of Biga, Turkey · 12194 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.89 km NNE of Havran, Turkey · 12195 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.825 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.021 km W of Biga, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.714 km SW of Susurluk, Turkey · 12199 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.716 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 12200 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.816 km WSW of Erdek, Turkey · 12200 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.8Western Turkey · 12201 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.010 km SE of Balya, Turkey · 12205 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.922 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 12211 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.29 km NW of Marmara, Turkey · 12213 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.66 km E of Manyas, Turkey · 12214 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005t3e. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:41 AM UTC.