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M3.6 earthquake 22 km NW of Biga, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 22 km NW of Biga, Turkey on Sun, May 18, 2008, 2:43 AM GMT+3 (23:43 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 12 km SSE of Gönen, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-05-17 23:43:25 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.393° N, 27.094° 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 usp000g743. 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
241°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.011 km N of Erdek, Turkey · 6711 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 4.122 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 6698 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.411 km NNE of Ezine, Turkey · 6698 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.717 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 6697 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.416 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 6696 days ago · 28 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.819 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 6696 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.518 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 6695 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.121 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 6694 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.7Western Turkey · 6686 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.318 km NE of Hamdibey, Turkey · 6660 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.212 km SSE of Gönen, Turkey · 6659 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.718 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 6654 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 4.123 km NE of Biga, Turkey · 6654 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.916 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey · 6718 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.430 km NNW of Biga, Turkey · 6719 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g743. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.