M3.4 earthquake 30 km S of Malkara, Turkey
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 30 km S of Malkara, Turkey on Tue, May 22, 2007, 11:40 PM GMT+3 (20:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 22 km SSW of Marmara, 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-22 20:40:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.620° N, 26.950° 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 usp000fch7. 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
- 232°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.318 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 7068 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.522 km SSW of Marmara, Turkey · 7058 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.422 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7052 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.53 km NE of Erdek, Turkey · 7025 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.022 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 7025 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.312 km SSE of Gönen, Turkey · 7016 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fch7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.