M2.8 earthquake 15 km SE of Gönen, Turkey
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Gönen, Turkey on Sat, Apr 1, 2000, 6:01 PM GMT+3 (15:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 24 km NNE of Erdek, 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
- 2000-04-01 15:01:25 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.008° N, 27.779° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.613 km WNW of Tatkavakl?, Turkey · 9681 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.728 km NNE of Karacabey, Turkey · 9680 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.912 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9677 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.810 km WNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 9669 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.024 km NNE of Erdek, Turkey · 9668 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009qmw. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.