M3.6 earthquake 9 km ESE of Biga, Turkey

Magnitude

3.6 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Apr 8, 1999, 1:12 PM GMT+3

UTC

1999-04-08 10:12:55 UTC

Depth

9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.192° N, 27.341° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

• Biga, TurkeyPopulation 61,066. Forecast9 kmESE
• Bandırma, TurkeyPopulation 107,631. Forecast57 kmWSW
• Bursa, TurkeyPopulation 3,101,833. Forecast146 kmW

After

1. 2.65 km WSW of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, Apr 12, 2:40 PM GMT+3 · 10036 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
2. 3.013 km E of Sava?tepe, TurkeyWed, Apr 14, 12:58 PM GMT+3 · 10034 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.823 km SSW of ?vrindi, TurkeyMon, May 3, 2:06 AM GMT+3 · 10015 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
4. 3.111 km SE of Marmara, TurkeyWed, May 5, 8:39 AM GMT+3 · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
5. 3.010 km N of Sava?tepe, TurkeyWed, May 5, 9:40 AM GMT+3 · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.810 km ENE of Erdek, TurkeyWed, May 5, 7:01 PM GMT+3 · 10013 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
7. 2.827 km NNW of Eceabat, TurkeySun, May 9, 1:01 PM GMT+3 · 10009 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.94 km SE of Bal?kesir, TurkeyWed, May 12, 3:32 AM GMT+3 · 10006 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
9. 2.810 km N of Marmara, TurkeySun, May 16, 12:39 PM GMT+3 · 10002 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
10. 2.715 km SW of Band?rma, TurkeyTue, May 18, 7:17 PM GMT+3 · 10000 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
11. 2.713 km NE of Manyas, TurkeyThu, May 20, 5:56 PM GMT+3 · 9998 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
12. 2.814 km SW of Sava?tepe, TurkeySat, May 22, 11:57 AM GMT+3 · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.96 km NE of Manyas, TurkeySat, May 22, 4:53 PM GMT+3 · 9996 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
14. 2.813 km SW of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, May 24, 10:02 AM GMT+3 · 9994 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
15. 2.723 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyFri, May 28, 7:12 PM GMT+3 · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
16. 2.720 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeySat, May 29, 4:10 AM GMT+3 · 9989 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
17. 2.524 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeySat, May 29, 9:15 AM GMT+3 · 9989 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
18. 2.820 km WNW of Bigadiç, TurkeyTue, Jun 1, 6:54 AM GMT+3 · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
19. 3.110 km S of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyTue, Jun 1, 2:06 PM GMT+3 · 9986 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
20. 2.824 km SE of Havran, TurkeyWed, Jun 2, 11:27 AM GMT+3 · 9985 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
21. 2.79 km SW of Sava?tepe, TurkeyThu, Jun 3, 2:30 PM GMT+3 · 9984 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
22. 3.025 km WSW of Sava?tepe, TurkeyThu, Jun 3, 9:53 PM GMT+3 · 9984 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
23. 2.79 km ESE of Marmara, TurkeySat, Jun 5, 12:44 AM GMT+3 · 9982 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
24. 2.815 km E of Marmara, TurkeySat, Jun 5, 7:27 AM GMT+3 · 9982 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
25. 2.816 km S of Erdek, TurkeySun, Jun 6, 4:54 PM GMT+3 · 9981 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
26. 2.917 km NW of Soma, TurkeySun, Jun 6, 9:32 PM GMT+3 · 9981 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
27. 2.7Western TurkeyMon, Jun 7, 1:07 PM GMT+3 · 9980 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

Before

1. 2.612 km NNE of Erdek, TurkeyThu, Apr 8, 10:22 AM GMT+3 · 10040 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.913 km SE of Kumba?, TurkeyTue, Mar 30, 2:42 PM GMT+3 · 10049 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
3. 3.120 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeySun, Mar 28, 10:50 PM GMT+3 · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
4. 2.82 km NNW of Sava?tepe, TurkeySun, Mar 28, 4:25 PM GMT+3 · 10051 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
5. 2.74 km NE of Sava?tepe, TurkeySun, Mar 28, 2:45 PM GMT+3 · 10051 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
6. 3.021 km NNW of Eceabat, TurkeySat, Mar 27, 7:50 PM GMT+2 · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.816 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeySat, Mar 27, 2:45 PM GMT+2 · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
8. 2.718 km SSE of Bal?kesir, TurkeySat, Mar 27, 9:50 AM GMT+2 · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
9. 3.116 km SSE of Bal?kesir, TurkeySat, Mar 27, 9:38 AM GMT+2 · 10052 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.76 km WSW of Sava?tepe, TurkeyThu, Mar 25, 5:51 PM GMT+2 · 10054 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
11. 3.010 km S of Kumba?, TurkeyTue, Mar 23, 8:05 PM GMT+2 · 10056 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.9Western TurkeyFri, Mar 19, 5:04 AM GMT+2 · 10060 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
13. 2.62 km WSW of Marmara Ere?lisi, TurkeyWed, Mar 17, 3:52 AM GMT+2 · 10062 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
14. 2.818 km SSE of Burhaniye, TurkeyMon, Mar 15, 9:00 PM GMT+2 · 10064 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
15. 2.817 km WNW of Bigadiç, TurkeySun, Mar 14, 4:51 AM GMT+2 · 10065 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
16. 2.925 km NNE of Erdek, TurkeySat, Mar 13, 12:58 PM GMT+2 · 10066 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
17. 3.15 km SSW of Kumba?, TurkeySat, Mar 13, 4:37 AM GMT+2 · 10066 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.712 km ENE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyFri, Mar 12, 8:57 PM GMT+2 · 10067 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.55 km N of Erdek, TurkeyFri, Mar 12, 11:14 AM GMT+2 · 10067 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00095z5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.