M3.4 earthquake 13 km NW of Ayvac?k, Turkey
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 13 km NW of Ayvac?k, Turkey on Sun, Mar 26, 2000, 5:36 PM GMT+3 (14:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 28 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-03-26 14:36:36 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.670° N, 26.280° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.928 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 9676 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.36 km NNE of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 9659 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009q83. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.