M2.8 earthquake 6 km ENE of Sarayköy, Turkey
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Sarayköy, Turkey on Sun, Sep 17, 2000, 4:43 PM GMT+3 (13:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 5 km SSW of Akköy, 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
- 2000-09-17 13:43:52 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.951° N, 28.989° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.22 km ESE of Pamukkale, Turkey · 9510 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.010 km SE of Pamukkale, Turkey · 9510 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.65 km SSW of Akköy, Turkey · 9497 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.33 km NNW of Sarayköy, Turkey · 9497 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.64 km NNE of Akköy, Turkey · 9494 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.17 km SW of Akköy, Turkey · 9490 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.127 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 9485 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.05 km WSW of Akköy, Turkey · 9481 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.12 km S of Pamukkale, Turkey · 9475 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0dj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.