M3.5 earthquake 3 km NE of Erdek, Turkey
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Erdek, Turkey on Mon, Jul 9, 2007, 9:26 PM GMT+3 (18:26 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 Western Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-09 18:26:51 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.420° N, 27.830° 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 usp000ffvr. 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
- 263°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.022 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 7025 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.312 km SSE of Gönen, Turkey · 7016 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.525 km W of Marmara, Turkey · 7002 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.324 km SSW of Marmara, Turkey · 6992 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.0Western Turkey · 6986 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ffvr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC.