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M2.6 earthquake 11 km E of Kestel, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km E of Kestel, Turkey on Thu, Mar 30, 2000, 12:09 PM GMT+3 (09:09 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km WNW of Ula?l?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-03-30 09:09:44 UTC
Depth
23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.181° N, 29.348° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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

After

  1. 2.75 km NE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9681 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.613 km WNW of Tatkavakl?, Turkey · 9681 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.65 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 9679 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.62 km NNE of Gürsu, Turkey · 9679 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.66 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9679 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.24 km WNW of Ula?l?, Turkey · 9679 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.728 km NNE of Karacabey, Turkey · 9679 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.612 km SE of Umurbey, Turkey · 9678 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.511 km N of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9676 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.26 km NNW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9676 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.612 km S of Bahçecik, Turkey · 9675 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.66 km NNW of Mudanya, Turkey · 9675 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.94 km NNE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9675 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.66 km NE of Koruköy, Turkey · 9675 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.810 km WNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 9668 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.69 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9636 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.89 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9636 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.74 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 9683 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.52 km ESE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9693 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.68 km E of Kestel, Turkey · 9704 days ago · 24 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.04 km SSE of Sultanbeyli, Turkey · 9707 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.19 km NNE of Köseköy, Turkey · 9707 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009qgf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:24 PM UTC.