A shallow magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported around noon near Gonen, Balikesir, Turkey.According to the National Observatory of Athens (NOA), the quake hit on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025, at 1:58 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Karaağaçalan (pop. 100) located 4 km from the epicenter, and Gonen (pop. 40,800) 6 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Biga (pop. 30,900) located 38 km from the epicenter, Erdek (pop. 22,700) 41 km away, Bandirma (pop. 107,600) 44 km away, Susurluk (pop. 24,800) 48 km away, Can (pop. 26,200) 49 km away, Balikesir (pop. 238,200) 51 km away, and Mustafakemalpasa (pop. 101,400) 67 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 2, 2025 01:58 pm (Istanbul time) local time (2 Jul 2025 10:58 GMT)Magnitude: 3.9Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 40.06°N / 27.62°E (Armutlu Ilcesi, Yalova, Turkey)Primary data source: NOA