M3.1 earthquake 28 km NNW of Biga, Turkey
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 28 km NNW of Biga, Turkey on Sat, Jun 2, 2001, 2:34 AM GMT+3 (23:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 26 km SSE of Malkara, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-06-01 23:34:53 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.473° N, 27.150° 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
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.724 km E of Gelibolu, Turkey · 9253 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.312 km SSW of Biga, Turkey · 9252 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.518 km SE of Biga, Turkey · 9250 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.821 km N of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 9250 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.711 km S of Marmara, Turkey · 9249 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.623 km ESE of Çanakkale, Turkey · 9249 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.426 km SSE of Malkara, Turkey · 9223 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000afwh. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.