M3.6 earthquake 9 km NE of Biga, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Biga, Turkey on Fri, Dec 9, 2005, 11:07 PM GMT+2 (21:07 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-12-09 21:07:17 UTC
- Depth
- 17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.289° N, 27.316° 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 usp000e5vv. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.525 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 7598 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.618 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 7586 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.815 km W of Erdek, Turkey · 7585 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.916 km SSW of Çan, Turkey · 7577 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.419 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 7567 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.626 km SW of Çan, Turkey · 7559 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e5vv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.