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M3.0 earthquake 5 km WSW of Akköy, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Akköy, Turkey on Fri, Oct 20, 2000, 2:20 AM GMT+3 (23:20 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km SSW of Akköy, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-10-19 23:20:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.936° N, 29.025° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.12 km S of Pamukkale, Turkey · 9475 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.55 km NE of Sarayköy, Turkey · 9443 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.04 km SSW of Akköy, Turkey · 9443 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 4.04 km WSW of Akköy, Turkey · 9443 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.78 km SSE of Gökçen, Turkey · 9426 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.811 km SSE of Gökçen, Turkey · 9425 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.127 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 9484 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.17 km SW of Akköy, Turkey · 9489 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.64 km NNE of Akköy, Turkey · 9494 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.33 km NNW of Sarayköy, Turkey · 9496 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 4.65 km SSW of Akköy, Turkey · 9496 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.010 km SE of Pamukkale, Turkey · 9509 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.22 km ESE of Pamukkale, Turkey · 9509 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a23m. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:40 PM UTC.