M2.8 earthquake 17 km WNW of Bolu, Turkey
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Bolu, Turkey on Thu, Apr 6, 2000, 6:13 PM GMT+3 (15:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 Western 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
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-04-06 15:13:07 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.821° N, 31.430° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 3.111 km SSE of Düzce, Turkey · 9677 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.613 km E of Hendek, Turkey · 9677 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.612 km N of Sapanca, Turkey · 9680 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.017 km NW of Bolu, Turkey · 9680 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.719 km NNE of Bolu, Turkey · 9682 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.69 km WNW of Düzce, Turkey · 9691 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.414 km ESE of Düzce, Turkey · 9694 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009qx0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.