Turkey earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 12 km WNW of Dikili, Turkey

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Dikili, Turkey on Fri, Aug 11, 2000, 2:59 AM GMT+3 (23:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 4 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-08-10 23:59:25 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.115° N, 26.754° 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.

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Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.05 km NNE of Míthymna, Greece · 9534 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.54 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9522 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.04 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9520 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.912 km ENE of Mantamádos, Greece · 9517 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.512 km E of Mantamádos, Greece · 9517 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.68 km NNE of Mantamádos, Greece · 9517 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.46 km E of Míthymna, Greece · 9517 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.815 km NW of Edremit, Turkey · 9512 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.95 km W of Dikili, Turkey · 9509 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.719 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9508 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.426 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9496 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.313 km ENE of Urla, Turkey · 9579 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009y8v. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC.