M2.9 earthquake 6 km E of S?nd?rg?, Turkey
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km E of S?nd?rg?, Turkey on Wed, Jun 18, 2003, 9:56 AM GMT+3 (06:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 21 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-06-18 06:56:55 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.249° N, 28.253° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000c04t. 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 167°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.421 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 8502 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.515 km NW of Balya, Turkey · 8462 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 3.711 km E of Bigadiç, Turkey · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.115 km E of Bigadiç, Turkey · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.913 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.910 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.8Western Turkey · 8511 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.68 km WNW of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c04t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.