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M2.6 earthquake 6 km NNW of Yalova, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Yalova, Turkey on Thu, Jan 1, 2004, 8:00 AM GMT+2 (06:00 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 5 km SE of Keles, 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
2004-01-01 06:00:08 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.712° N, 29.255° 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 usp000cgqe. 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
167°
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km N of Sultangazi, Turkey · 8310 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.713 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8310 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.714 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8310 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.76 km S of Ar?köy, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.614 km NE of Sancaktepe, Turkey · 8308 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.7Western Turkey · 8308 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.25 km S of Keles, Turkey · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.721 km NNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.417 km S of ?ile, Turkey · 8306 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.027 km NNE of Karacabey, Turkey · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.85 km SE of Keles, Turkey · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.6Western Turkey · 8271 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.74 km N of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 8264 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.73 km E of Kocadere, Turkey · 8263 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.67 km NNE of Kocadere, Turkey · 8263 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.82 km WSW of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 8263 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 2.63 km NE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 8262 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.64 km SSE of Ç?narc?k, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.8Western Turkey · 8261 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.5Western Turkey · 8261 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 2.32 km SSW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.52 km WSW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.66 km N of Çatalca, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.43 km NNW of Yalova, Turkey · 8258 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 2.61 km ENE of Kocadere, Turkey · 8256 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.64 km ESE of Kocadere, Turkey · 8256 days ago · 20 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.615 km WSW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 8255 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.15 km SSE of Keles, Turkey · 8319 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.50 km SSW of Keles, Turkey · 8319 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgqe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.