Turkey earthquakes

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.

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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

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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

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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.