M3.7 earthquake 19 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 19 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey on Thu, Sep 21, 2000, 11:01 PM GMT+3 (20:01 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km WNW of Sava?tepe, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Balikesir, Bursa and Izmir.

From the USGS event page for usp000a0mv. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0mv. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC.