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M2.7 earthquake 6 km S of Ar?köy, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km S of Ar?köy, Turkey on Fri, Jan 2, 2004, 12:43 PM GMT+2 (10:43 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 27 km NNE of Karacabey, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-02 10:43:40 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.171° N, 29.015° 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 usp000cguq. 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
218°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.614 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 2.7Western Turkey · 8309 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.417 km S of ?ile, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.027 km NNE of Karacabey, Turkey · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.6Western Turkey · 8272 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.74 km N of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 8264 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.73 km E of Kocadere, Turkey · 8264 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.67 km NNE of Kocadere, Turkey · 8264 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.82 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 8264 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.63 km NE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 8263 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.64 km SSE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 8262 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.8Western Turkey · 8262 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.5Western Turkey · 8262 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.32 km SSW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.52 km WSW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.66 km N of Çatalca, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.43 km NNW of Yalova, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.61 km ENE of Kocadere, Turkey · 8257 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.64 km ESE of Kocadere, Turkey · 8257 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 2.713 km NNE of Çerkezköy, Turkey · 8311 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.714 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8311 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.713 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8311 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.67 km N of Sultangazi, Turkey · 8311 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.66 km NNW of Yalova, Turkey · 8311 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cguq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.