Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km N of Karaburun, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km N of Karaburun, Turkey on Fri, Jan 2, 2004, 3:16 PM GMT+2 (13:16 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 16 km ESE of Alaçatı, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2004-01-02 13:16:47 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.681° N, 26.511° 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
260°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.216 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 8307 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.210 km WNW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.16 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.616 km ESE of Alaçatı, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.95 km SW of Kemalpa?a, Turkey · 8305 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.916 km NNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 8270 days ago · 22 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.93 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 8269 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.219 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 8265 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.84 km ESE of Menemen, Turkey · 8262 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.120 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.63 km S of Manisa, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 3.113 km ENE of Pámfila, Greece · 8248 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.47 km ENE of Karaburun, Turkey · 8308 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.714 km SE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 8308 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.220 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.811 km WSW of Dikili, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.819 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.13 km WNW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 8313 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.118 km N of Psará, Greece · 8316 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.226 km N of Psará, Greece · 8316 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 8316 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.236 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8321 days ago · 56 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.310 km WNW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8324 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.612 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.113 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 8336 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgva. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.