Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1 km E of Kullar, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km E of Kullar, Turkey on Mon, May 31, 2004, 3:36 AM GMT+3 (00:36 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km SSE of Karapürçek, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-31 00:36:04 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.725° N, 30.006° 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 usp000cwpa. 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
170°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8159 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.015 km SSE of Karapürçek, Turkey · 8158 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.72 km WNW of Gemlik, Turkey · 8165 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.85 km WNW of Sö?ütlü, Turkey · 8165 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 2.53 km S of Kad?köy, Turkey · 8166 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.811 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8166 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.97 km SSE of Sölöz, Turkey · 8168 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.87 km ENE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8168 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.51 km WSW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 8169 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.87 km N of Geyve, Turkey · 8169 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.63 km ENE of Gebze, Turkey · 8169 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.711 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8169 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.31 km E of Gebze, Turkey · 8170 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.43 km N of Çiftlikköy, Turkey · 8174 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cwpa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.