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M2.6 earthquake 22 km W of Erdek, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 22 km W of Erdek, Turkey on Mon, Dec 7, 1998, 8:35 AM GMT+2 (06:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 14 km S of Biga, 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
1998-12-07 06:35:14 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.377° N, 27.529° 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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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.812 km SSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.328 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.630 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 10139 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.628 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 10137 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.620 km NNE of Band?rma, Turkey · 10137 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.914 km SSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10135 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.822 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey · 10134 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.727 km NE of Band?rma, Turkey · 10133 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.714 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 10128 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.611 km ESE of Gönen, Turkey · 10123 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.416 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10106 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 2.915 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 10106 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.614 km S of Biga, Turkey · 10106 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.619 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 10106 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.09 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 10187 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008z9h. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.