M3.0 earthquake 22 km ENE of Biga, Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 22 km ENE of Biga, Turkey on Thu, Feb 26, 2004, 10:06 AM GMT+2 (08:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 12 km E of Marmara, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-02-26 08:06:29 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.289° N, 27.499° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 97°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.328 km SW of Çan, Turkey · 8250 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.6Western Turkey · 8229 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.112 km E of Marmara, Turkey · 8199 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
Before
- 3.08 km SSE of Gönen, Turkey · 8257 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.77 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.812 km NW of Marmara, Turkey · 8264 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.018 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 8264 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.714 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 8267 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.517 km S of Erdek, Turkey · 8268 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.512 km NNW of Erdek, Turkey · 8268 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.723 km W of Marmara, Turkey · 8281 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cnbn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.