Turkey earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12 km SSW of Biga, Turkey

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Biga, Turkey on Sun, Jun 3, 2001, 8:39 PM GMT+3 (17:39 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 19 km S of Bal?kesir, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-06-03 17:39:02 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.117° N, 27.212° 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
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.613 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9253 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.518 km SE of Biga, Turkey · 9252 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.711 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9252 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.821 km N of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.910 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.716 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.911 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.28 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.919 km S of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.08 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.011 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.711 km S of Marmara, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.623 km ESE of Çanakkale, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.920 km W of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.613 km S of Balıkesir, Turkey · 9250 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.98 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9250 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.63 km SSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9235 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.319 km S of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 9234 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 4.120 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9233 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 4.26 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9233 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.612 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9231 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.81 km NNE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9229 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 3.426 km SSE of Malkara, Turkey · 9225 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 2.89 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9254 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.213 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9254 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.714 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9254 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.724 km E of Gelibolu, Turkey · 9255 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.611 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9255 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.010 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9255 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.128 km NNW of Biga, Turkey · 9256 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.712 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9256 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.812 km WNW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9256 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.813 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9256 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.820 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9260 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.716 km NW of Soma, Turkey · 9264 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.67 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9264 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.612 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9264 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 3.910 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9264 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000afza. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC.