M3.8 earthquake 16 km NW of Marmara, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Marmara, Turkey on Sun, Mar 27, 2005, 12:32 PM GMT+3 (09:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-03-27 09:32:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.708° N, 27.442° 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 usp000dk5k. 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
- 102°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.84 km S of Gönen, Turkey · 7846 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.99 km NNW of Susurluk, Turkey · 7843 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.010 km WNW of Manyas, Turkey · 7819 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.38 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 7802 days ago · 45 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dk5k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.