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M3.6 earthquake 9 km WNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Bal?kesir, Turkey on Sat, Sep 29, 2007, 10:16 PM GMT+3 (19:16 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 19:16:57 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.666° N, 27.782° 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 usp000fpfa. 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
163°
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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.015 km E of Balya, Turkey · 6943 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.47 km SW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 6941 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.69 km NE of Dikili, Turkey · 6937 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.316 km E of Balya, Turkey · 6934 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.819 km W of Yenice, Turkey · 6932 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.58 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 6932 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.811 km ENE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 6924 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.08 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 6918 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.614 km W of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 6943 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.915 km NW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 6947 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.56 km SE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 6950 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.411 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 6957 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fpfa. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.