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M2.7 earthquake 9 km S of Kumba?, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km S of Kumba?, Turkey on Thu, May 27, 2004, 6:37 PM GMT+3 (15:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 28 km ENE of Gelibolu, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-27 15:37:48 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.793° N, 27.457° 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 usp000cwd3. 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
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.112 km SW of Band?rma, Turkey · 8162 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.712 km NE of Biga, Turkey · 8161 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.814 km W of Erdek, Turkey · 8160 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.722 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 8160 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.722 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 8159 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.56 km NNW of Kumba?, Turkey · 8159 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.612 km S of Kumba?, Turkey · 8154 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.628 km ENE of Gelibolu, Turkey · 8140 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.117 km W of Erdek, Turkey · 8164 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.810 km WSW of Manyas, Turkey · 8165 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.814 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 8166 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.84 km W of Çorlu, Turkey · 8169 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.68 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 8170 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.48 km NNE of Marmara, Turkey · 8171 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.613 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 8171 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cwd3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.