Turkey earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 22 km N of Biga, Turkey

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 22 km N of Biga, Turkey on Thu, Feb 22, 2001, 1:52 PM GMT+2 (11:52 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 21 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-02-22 11:52:26 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.432° N, 27.218° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.625 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9354 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.819 km N of Biga, Turkey · 9354 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.824 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.0Western Turkey · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.510 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.618 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 9351 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.710 km S of Biga, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.921 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 9333 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.69 km NE of Gönen, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.515 km ESE of Band?rma, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.018 km NNE of Marmara, Turkey · 9298 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.723 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey · 9296 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.316 km W of Marmara, Turkey · 9296 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.619 km ESE of Tekirda?, Turkey · 9296 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.68 km SSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 9295 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.712 km NE of Balya, Turkey · 9295 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.79 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 9295 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.66 km N of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 9356 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.08 km E of Gönen, Turkey · 9375 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa4h. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.