M2.8 earthquake 16 km NW of Gördes, Turkey
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Gördes, Turkey on Sat, Apr 1, 2000, 4:13 PM GMT+3 (13:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km E of Bergama, 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 13:13:39 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.048° N, 28.174° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.912 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9678 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.03 km SSW of Kula, Turkey · 9677 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.28 km E of Bergama, Turkey · 9673 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009qmr. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.