Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km S of Bahçecik, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km S of Bahçecik, Turkey on Fri, Apr 7, 2000, 9:25 PM GMT+3 (18:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 Western Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-04-07 18:25:50 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.554° N, 29.937° 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.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km NNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 9675 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.94 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9675 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.66 km NE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9675 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.0Western Turkey · 9631 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.26 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9676 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 2.613 km E of Hendek, Turkey · 9678 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.612 km SE of Umurbey, Turkey · 9678 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.24 km WNW of Ula?l?, Turkey · 9679 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.62 km NNE of Gürsu, Turkey · 9679 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.65 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 9679 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.413 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9680 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.612 km N of Sapanca, Turkey · 9680 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.611 km E of Kestel, Turkey · 9683 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.74 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 9683 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.69 km WNW of Düzce, Turkey · 9691 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.52 km ESE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9693 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.68 km E of Kestel, Turkey · 9704 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009qyv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:21 PM UTC.