Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km NNW of Karacasu, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Karacasu, Turkey on Thu, Feb 26, 2004, 12:57 PM GMT+2 (10:57 UTC), 30 km (19 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
2004-02-26 10:57:00 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.810° N, 28.565° 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 usp000cnc8. 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
202°, 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.615 km NW of Buharkent, Turkey · 8241 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.121 km SSW of Turgut, Turkey · 8219 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.24 km SW of Germencik, Turkey · 8214 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.010 km NNE of Sarayköy, Turkey · 8253 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.84 km SSW of Germencik, Turkey · 8254 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.023 km ENE of Ula, Turkey · 8254 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.122 km ENE of Ula, Turkey · 8256 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.119 km E of Ula, Turkey · 8256 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.914 km N of Kale, Turkey · 8258 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 3.419 km N of Dalyan, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.88 km NW of Akköy, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.79 km SW of Buharkent, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.813 km ESE of Kuyucak, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 2.911 km NNE of Buldan, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.95 km NNE of Buldan, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 2.87 km NNW of Buldan, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.711 km SE of Kuyucak, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.16 km N of Buldan, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.67 km WNW of Buldan, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.57 km NNW of Buharkent, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 3.319 km N of Dalyan, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.918 km E of Ula, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.421 km ESE of Ula, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cnc8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.