M3.1 earthquake 8 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey on Sun, May 23, 1993, 1:57 AM GMT+3 (22:57 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1993-05-22 22:57:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.649° N, 27.508° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.718 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.85 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 12187 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.72 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12187 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.811 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12186 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.79 km SE of Erdek, Turkey · 12185 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.710 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.73 km S of Çatalca, Turkey · 12184 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.49 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12183 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.7Western Turkey · 12178 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.017 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.612 km WNW of Tatkavakl?, Turkey · 12174 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.018 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey · 12173 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.79 km NNE of Biga, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.84 km ENE of Erdek, Turkey · 12171 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.719 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 12168 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.914 km SW of Kumba?, Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.8Western Turkey · 12167 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.023 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12164 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.418 km NW of Gönen, Turkey · 12160 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.115 km WNW of Gönen, Turkey · 12159 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.7Western Turkey · 12149 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.714 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12148 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.713 km SSW of Kumburgaz, Turkey · 12148 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.79 km ENE of Hamdibey, Turkey · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.114 km S of P?narhisar, Turkey · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.48 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12145 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.611 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 12144 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.818 km ENE of Biga, Turkey · 12143 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.617 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12139 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.75 km SE of Hamdibey, Turkey · 12139 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.711 km NNW of Çatalca, Turkey · 12138 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.922 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.824 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.812 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.714 km S of Kumba?, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.71 km N of Çatalca, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.721 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 12137 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.821 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 12136 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.521 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 12136 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.79 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12135 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.023 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 12134 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.64 km NNW of Gönen, Turkey · 12134 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.623 km E of Marmara, Turkey · 12133 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.520 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 12133 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.73 km NNE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12130 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.93 km NNW of Susurluk, Turkey · 12130 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
Before
- 2.717 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12188 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.82 km NE of Muratbey, Turkey · 12189 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.79 km NNW of Susurluk, Turkey · 12189 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.516 km S of Marmara, Turkey · 12192 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.814 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12192 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.115 km NNE of Biga, Turkey · 12194 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.825 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.021 km W of Biga, Turkey · 12198 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.72 km ESE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12199 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.716 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 12200 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.816 km WSW of Erdek, Turkey · 12200 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.8Western Turkey · 12201 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.71 km NE of Çatalca, Turkey · 12210 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.922 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 12210 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.29 km NW of Marmara, Turkey · 12213 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.66 km E of Manyas, Turkey · 12214 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.82 km WNW of Muratbey, Turkey · 12215 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
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