Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Sat, Feb 27, 1993, 12:17 AM GMT+2 (22:17 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
1993-02-26 22:17:56 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.592° N, 27.363° 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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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.528 km NNE of Karacabey, Turkey · 12257 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.66 km NE of Erdek, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.68 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.79 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 4.03 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 4.06 km NNW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 4.38 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.16 km N of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.86 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12254 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.99 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12253 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.79 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12253 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.910 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12253 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.110 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12253 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.126 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 12253 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.311 km S of Kumba?, Turkey · 12252 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.49 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12251 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.810 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12250 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.820 km NE of Erdek, Turkey · 12248 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.78 km E of Band?rma, Turkey · 12247 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.76 km E of Band?rma, Turkey · 12238 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.814 km SW of Manyas, Turkey · 12237 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.94 km WNW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12233 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.58 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 12228 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 2.77 km NW of Band?rma, Turkey · 12227 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 2.720 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12225 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.723 km ESE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12222 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.66 km E of Manyas, Turkey · 12213 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 3.29 km NW of Marmara, Turkey · 12213 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.712 km W of Marmara, Turkey · 12274 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.712 km S of Biga, Turkey · 12281 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.815 km WNW of Biga, Turkey · 12283 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.619 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 12295 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.517 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 12297 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005nqs. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.