Turkey earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 14 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 14 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey on Thu, Jan 1, 2004, 3:26 PM GMT+2 (13:26 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 2 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, 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
2004-01-01 13:26:59 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.089° N, 29.360° 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 usp000cgrt. 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
224°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km S of Ar?köy, Turkey · 8308 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.614 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.7Western Turkey · 8307 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.417 km S of ?ile, Turkey · 8305 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.6Western Turkey · 8269 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 2.74 km N of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 8262 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.73 km E of Kocadere, Turkey · 8262 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.67 km NNE of Kocadere, Turkey · 8262 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.82 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.63 km NE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.64 km SSE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 2.8Western Turkey · 8260 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.5Western Turkey · 8260 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 2.32 km SSW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 20 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.52 km WSW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.66 km N of Çatalca, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.43 km NNW of Yalova, Turkey · 8256 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.61 km ENE of Kocadere, Turkey · 8254 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.64 km ESE of Kocadere, Turkey · 8254 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 2.713 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.67 km N of Sultangazi, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.66 km NNW of Yalova, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 12 km deep · 43 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgrt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.