M3.2 earthquake 14 km NNE of Marmara, Turkey
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Marmara, Turkey on Sun, Nov 12, 2000, 12:55 AM GMT+2 (22:55 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 19 km ENE of Biga, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-11 22:55:51 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.707° N, 27.626° 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.
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.412 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9439 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.220 km SSE of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9435 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.719 km ENE of Biga, Turkey · 9430 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.815 km E of Marmara, Turkey · 9399 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a3ev. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:34 AM UTC.