International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583678
Event time 2026-02-27 02:43:51 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 23:43:51 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-27 03:05:39 (UTC)
Magnitude 2.1
Depth 15.5 km
Class Micro
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Asia
Country Turkey
Administration area Tekirdağ
Nearest settlement Marmara Ereglisi
Distance 22 km
Course S
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region Mediterranean
Water surface name Sea of Marmara



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Botas Natural Gas Terminal (25,89 km), Botas Natural Gas Terminal (25,89 km), Tekirdag (40,78 km), Tekirdag (40,78 km), Erdek (44,32 km)
Nearest airports
Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (40,56 km), Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (40,56 km), Bandırma Airport (50,82 km), Bandırma Airport (50,82 km), İstanbul Hezarfen Airfield (64,82 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.