M3.8 earthquake 11 km SSE of Gökçen, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Gökçen, Turkey on Thu, Dec 14, 2000, 9:30 PM GMT+2 (19:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-14 19:30:49 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.020° N, 27.930° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Aydin and Izmir.
From the USGS event page for usp000a630. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 15
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 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.010 km ESE of Selçuk, Turkey · 9423 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.74 km ENE of Germencik, Turkey · 9395 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
Before
- 3.811 km SSE of Tire, Turkey · 9423 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.26 km E of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 9423 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.78 km SSE of Gökçen, Turkey · 9424 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.611 km SSE of Tire, Turkey · 9425 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.52 km NNE of ?ncirliova, Turkey · 9427 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.04 km WSW of Akköy, Turkey · 9441 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.04 km SSW of Akköy, Turkey · 9441 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.55 km NE of Sarayköy, Turkey · 9442 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.14 km ENE of Manisa, Turkey · 9446 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.69 km SE of Selçuk, Turkey · 9452 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a630. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.