M3.1 earthquake 9 km SSE of Balya, Turkey

Magnitude

3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Jan 23, 1994, 11:08 AM GMT+2

UTC

1994-01-23 09:08:49 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.664° N, 27.607° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

• Balıkesir, TurkeyPopulation 238,151. Forecast24 kmW
• Bursa, TurkeyPopulation 3,101,833. Forecast137 kmWSW

After

1. 2.69 km NE of K?n?k, TurkeyTue, Jan 25, 2:36 PM GMT+2 · 11941 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.616 km SSW of Manyas, TurkeyTue, Jan 25, 3:25 PM GMT+2 · 11941 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
3. 4.114 km E of K?rka?aç, TurkeyWed, Jan 26, 12:07 PM GMT+2 · 11940 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
4. 2.617 km NE of Bigadiç, TurkeyWed, Jan 26, 6:51 PM GMT+2 · 11940 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.815 km NNE of Dursunbey, TurkeyThu, Jan 27, 7:34 AM GMT+2 · 11939 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
6. 2.811 km NNE of Soma, TurkeyThu, Jan 27, 11:58 AM GMT+2 · 11939 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
7. 2.815 km NE of Soma, TurkeySat, Jan 29, 1:53 PM GMT+2 · 11937 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
8. 3.6Near the coast of western TurkeyWed, Feb 2, 8:24 PM GMT+2 · 11933 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.714 km E of Sava?tepe, TurkeyTue, Feb 8, 11:57 PM GMT+2 · 11927 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
10. 3.319 km ENE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyThu, Feb 10, 6:08 AM GMT+2 · 11925 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
11. 3.220 km SW of Manyas, TurkeySat, Feb 12, 7:24 AM GMT+2 · 11923 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
12. 2.812 km W of Bigadiç, TurkeyThu, Feb 17, 2:47 AM GMT+2 · 11919 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
13. 2.77 km ESE of Biga, TurkeyThu, Feb 17, 4:41 AM GMT+2 · 11919 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
14. 3.113 km SSW of S?nd?rg?, TurkeySat, Feb 19, 5:38 AM GMT+2 · 11916 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
15. 2.811 km S of S?nd?rg?, TurkeySat, Feb 19, 9:55 AM GMT+2 · 11916 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
16. 3.58 km W of Bigadiç, TurkeySun, Feb 20, 7:23 AM GMT+2 · 11915 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
17. 2.923 km NE of Biga, TurkeySun, Feb 20, 8:53 PM GMT+2 · 11915 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
18. 2.717 km SSW of Bal?kesir, TurkeyMon, Feb 21, 6:37 PM GMT+2 · 11914 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
19. 2.77 km W of Bigadiç, TurkeyWed, Feb 23, 1:00 PM GMT+2 · 11912 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
20. 3.210 km ENE of Erdek, TurkeyThu, Feb 24, 1:17 PM GMT+2 · 11911 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
21. 3.121 km NE of Bigadiç, TurkeySat, Mar 5, 10:10 PM GMT+2 · 11902 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
22. 2.822 km NE of Bigadiç, TurkeySun, Mar 6, 1:42 AM GMT+2 · 11902 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
23. 2.811 km NNE of Soma, TurkeyTue, Mar 8, 2:33 PM GMT+2 · 11899 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
24. 2.721 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyThu, Mar 10, 1:23 PM GMT+2 · 11897 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
25. 2.819 km NNE of Akhisar, TurkeyFri, Mar 11, 1:04 AM GMT+2 · 11897 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
26. 2.84 km SW of Soma, TurkeyFri, Mar 11, 2:40 PM GMT+2 · 11896 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
27. 2.814 km ENE of S?nd?rg?, TurkeySun, Mar 13, 3:13 PM GMT+2 · 11894 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
28. 2.85 km N of K?n?k, TurkeyThu, Mar 17, 11:00 AM GMT+2 · 11890 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
29. 3.07 km SSW of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyThu, Mar 17, 5:36 PM GMT+2 · 11890 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
30. 2.88 km NNW of K?n?k, TurkeyFri, Mar 18, 10:36 AM GMT+2 · 11889 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
31. 2.85 km ESE of K?n?k, TurkeyFri, Mar 18, 10:37 AM GMT+2 · 11889 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
32. 2.811 km NE of K?n?k, TurkeySun, Mar 20, 11:26 AM GMT+3 · 11887 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
33. 2.79 km SW of Soma, TurkeySun, Mar 20, 12:36 PM GMT+3 · 11887 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
34. 2.78 km ENE of K?n?k, TurkeySun, Mar 20, 2:35 PM GMT+3 · 11887 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
35. 2.810 km N of K?n?k, TurkeyMon, Mar 21, 2:19 PM GMT+3 · 11886 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
36. 2.811 km SSE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, Mar 21, 2:36 PM GMT+3 · 11886 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
37. 2.66 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyTue, Mar 22, 11:58 AM GMT+3 · 11885 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
38. 2.88 km WSW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyWed, Mar 23, 2:23 PM GMT+3 · 11884 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
39. 2.718 km ENE of Soma, TurkeyWed, Mar 23, 2:31 PM GMT+3 · 11884 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
40. 2.74 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyWed, Mar 23, 2:45 PM GMT+3 · 11884 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
41. 2.76 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Mar 24, 10:21 AM GMT+3 · 11883 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
42. 2.67 km SW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Mar 24, 11:23 AM GMT+3 · 11883 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
43. 2.69 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Mar 24, 11:27 AM GMT+3 · 11883 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
44. 2.67 km N of K?n?k, TurkeyThu, Mar 24, 11:30 AM GMT+3 · 11883 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

Before

1. 3.117 km SSE of Kepsut, TurkeySat, Jan 22, 2:28 PM GMT+2 · 11944 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
2. 2.89 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyFri, Jan 21, 11:17 AM GMT+2 · 11945 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
3. 3.010 km NE of Biga, TurkeyFri, Jan 21, 10:05 AM GMT+2 · 11945 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.86 km E of Soma, TurkeyThu, Jan 20, 12:37 PM GMT+2 · 11946 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.89 km W of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jan 20, 10:06 AM GMT+2 · 11946 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
6. 2.911 km NE of Soma, TurkeyWed, Jan 19, 11:17 AM GMT+2 · 11947 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
7. 2.89 km ESE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyWed, Jan 19, 2:44 AM GMT+2 · 11948 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
8. 2.611 km WSW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyTue, Jan 18, 12:52 PM GMT+2 · 11948 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
9. 2.812 km N of Band?rma, TurkeyFri, Jan 14, 4:58 PM GMT+2 · 11952 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
10. 2.822 km NNE of Akhisar, TurkeyThu, Jan 13, 1:07 AM GMT+2 · 11954 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.86 km SW of Soma, TurkeyWed, Jan 12, 10:46 AM GMT+2 · 11954 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
12. 2.79 km ENE of K?n?k, TurkeyMon, Jan 10, 12:47 PM GMT+2 · 11956 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
13. 2.711 km E of K?n?k, TurkeyMon, Jan 10, 12:08 PM GMT+2 · 11956 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
14. 3.710 km SSE of Akhisar, TurkeySun, Jan 9, 2:48 PM GMT+2 · 11957 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.89 km W of Soma, TurkeySun, Jan 9, 11:30 AM GMT+2 · 11957 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
16. 2.88 km SW of Soma, TurkeySun, Jan 9, 10:56 AM GMT+2 · 11957 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
17. 3.17 km SSW of Akhisar, TurkeySat, Jan 8, 2:00 PM GMT+2 · 11958 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
18. 2.74 km WNW of Soma, TurkeyFri, Jan 7, 1:02 PM GMT+2 · 11959 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
19. 2.88 km SSW of Soma, TurkeyFri, Jan 7, 12:46 PM GMT+2 · 11959 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
20. 2.76 km WSW of Soma, TurkeyFri, Jan 7, 12:10 PM GMT+2 · 11959 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000678z. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.