M3.7 earthquake 21 km NE of Biga, Turkey
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Biga, Turkey on Sun, Dec 9, 2007, 5:20 AM GMT+2 (03:20 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-12-09 03:20:09 UTC
- Depth
- 15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.375° N, 27.413° 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 usp000fu36. 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
- 157°
- Stations used
- 8
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.021 km SE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 6871 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.629 km NNW of Biga, Turkey · 6868 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.120 km NE of Balya, Turkey · 6859 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.325 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 6823 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fu36. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.