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M3.4 earthquake 6 km NNW of Akyaz?, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Akyaz?, Turkey on Sun, Jan 23, 2000, 9:24 AM GMT+2 (07:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-01-23 07:24:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.746° N, 30.606° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.72 km NNW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 9732 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.219 km ESE of Alapl?, Turkey · 9725 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.06 km SSE of Pamukova, Turkey · 9718 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.87 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey · 9716 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.19 km NNE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9707 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.414 km ESE of Düzce, Turkey · 9694 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.52 km ESE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9693 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.69 km WNW of Düzce, Turkey · 9690 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.319 km ESE of Düzce, Turkey · 9753 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.216 km WSW of Bolu, Turkey · 9765 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 4.08 km SE of Düzce, Turkey · 9767 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.93 km SSW of Hendek, Turkey · 9768 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.68 km NNE of Mudurnu, Turkey · 9771 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.69 km WSW of Düzce, Turkey · 9775 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009mjf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.