M3.4 earthquake 19 km NW of Biga, Turkey
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 19 km NW of Biga, Turkey on Fri, Jan 13, 2006, 7:08 PM GMT+2 (17:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 26 km SW of Çan, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-01-13 17:08:58 UTC
- Depth
- 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.371° N, 27.111° 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 usp000e865. 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
- 202°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 30
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
- 3.626 km SW of Çan, Turkey · 7559 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.326 km S of Enez, Turkey · 7529 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.228 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.420 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e865. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.