M3.4 earthquake 12 km N of Marmara, Turkey
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 12 km N of Marmara, Turkey on Thu, Nov 30, 2000, 3:46 PM GMT+2 (13:46 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 19 km ENE of Biga, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-30 13:46:09 UTC
- Depth
- 1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.695° N, 27.549° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Tekirdag.
From the USGS event page for usp000a593. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.220 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9435 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.719 km ENE of Biga, Turkey · 9429 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.815 km E of Marmara, Turkey · 9399 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.95 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 9395 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.78 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 9395 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.7Western Turkey · 9394 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.921 km NE of Marmara, Turkey · 9394 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.015 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9394 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a593. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:07 AM UTC.