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M3.6 earthquake 14 km W of Bal?kesir, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 14 km W of Bal?kesir, Turkey on Sat, Sep 29, 2007, 9:54 PM GMT+3 (18:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km E of Balya, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-09-29 18:54:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.660° N, 27.717° 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 usp000fpf9. 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
92°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.69 km WNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 6944 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.015 km E of Balya, Turkey · 6944 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.47 km SW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 6942 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.69 km NE of Dikili, Turkey · 6938 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.316 km E of Balya, Turkey · 6935 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.819 km W of Yenice, Turkey · 6933 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.58 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 6933 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.811 km ENE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 6925 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.08 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 6919 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.915 km NW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 6948 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.56 km SE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 6951 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.411 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 6958 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fpf9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.