Earthquake details

Monday, March 3, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, March 3, 1969 at 00:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gönen (Turkey - TR), about 9.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 27.556 and latitude 40.062.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	40.062, 27.556
UTC time	1969-03-03 00:59:12.780

Location	Gönen
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-03-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gönen	9.6 km
Biga	32.5 km
Panderma	48.2 km
Balıkesir	53.9 km
Edremit	69.0 km
Karacabey	70.6 km
Mustafakemalpaşa	72.7 km
Burhaniye	80.0 km
Soma	97.7 km
Çanakkale	97.9 km
Tekirdağ	102.1 km
Bergama	109.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Balıkesir Turkey · 2025-11-13 03:16 UTC	98.4 km
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M 4.6 Balıkesir Turkey · 2025-08-18 08:26 UTC	95.7 km
M 4.1 Balıkesir Turkey · 2025-08-14 15:07 UTC	97.6 km
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