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M2.9 earthquake 14 km N of Kale, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km N of Kale, Turkey on Sat, Feb 21, 2004, 4:26 AM GMT+2 (02:26 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15 km NW of Buharkent, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-02-21 02:26:26 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.570° N, 28.827° 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 usp000cmqp. 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
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.119 km E of Ula, Turkey · 8257 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.122 km ENE of Ula, Turkey · 8256 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.023 km ENE of Ula, Turkey · 8254 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.22 km SSW of Ortaca, Turkey · 8254 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.010 km NNE of Sarayköy, Turkey · 8253 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.99 km NNW of Karacasu, Turkey · 8253 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.615 km NW of Buharkent, Turkey · 8242 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.121 km SSW of Turgut, Turkey · 8219 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.419 km N of Dalyan, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.88 km NW of Akköy, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 2.79 km SW of Buharkent, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.813 km ESE of Kuyucak, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.911 km NNE of Buldan, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 31 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.95 km NNE of Buldan, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.87 km NNW of Buldan, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.711 km SE of Kuyucak, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.16 km N of Buldan, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.67 km WNW of Buldan, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.57 km NNW of Buharkent, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.319 km N of Dalyan, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.918 km E of Ula, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.421 km ESE of Ula, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.118 km SSE of Ula, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.220 km ESE of Ula, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 4.320 km E of Ula, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 3.411 km E of Pamukkale, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.018 km ESE of Ula, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.114 km SW of Bozkurt, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cmqp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.