Turkey earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 7 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Hendek, Turkey on Sat, Feb 26, 2000, 5:03 AM GMT+2 (03:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 12 km N of Sapanca, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-02-26 03:03:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.785° N, 30.832° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19 km NNE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9707 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.414 km ESE of Düzce, Turkey · 9694 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.52 km ESE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9693 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.69 km WNW of Düzce, Turkey · 9691 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.719 km NNE of Bolu, Turkey · 9682 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.017 km NW of Bolu, Turkey · 9680 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 4.612 km N of Sapanca, Turkey · 9679 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.413 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9679 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.24 km WNW of Ula?l?, Turkey · 9679 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.613 km E of Hendek, Turkey · 9677 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 3.111 km SSE of Düzce, Turkey · 9676 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.817 km WNW of Bolu, Turkey · 9676 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.26 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9675 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.612 km S of Bahçecik, Turkey · 9674 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.06 km SSE of Pamukova, Turkey · 9718 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.219 km ESE of Alapl?, Turkey · 9725 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.816 km NW of Yeniça?a, Turkey · 9728 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 4.928 km SW of Devrek, Turkey · 9728 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.72 km NNW of Kar??yaka, Turkey · 9732 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009nz9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.