Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km E of Soma, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km E of Soma, Turkey on Fri, Feb 20, 2004, 3:36 PM GMT+2 (13:36 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 18 km W of Çandarl?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2004-02-20 13:36:44 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.185° N, 27.650° 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
157°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.83 km NE of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 8258 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.08 km SSE of Gönen, Turkey · 8257 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.94 km W of Soma, Turkey · 8257 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.79 km SE of Akhisar, Turkey · 8254 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.914 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 8253 days ago · 19 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.99 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 8252 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.74 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 8252 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.328 km SW of Çan, Turkey · 8250 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.113 km ENE of Pámfila, Greece · 8248 days ago · 46 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.118 km W of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8226 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 2.918 km NE of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.8Western Turkey · 8260 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.919 km ENE of Akhisar, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.87 km SSW of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.63 km S of Manisa, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.120 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.121 km NNE of Akhisar, Turkey · 8262 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.84 km ESE of Menemen, Turkey · 8262 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.018 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 8265 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.219 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 8266 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.93 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 8269 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.79 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 8269 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.916 km NNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 8270 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cmp8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.