M3.0 earthquake 2 km WNW of Söke, Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Söke, Turkey on Mon, Sep 18, 2000, 6:00 AM GMT+3 (03:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km WSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-09-18 03:00:13 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.758° N, 27.381° 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
- 5
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.98 km WSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 9496 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.416 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 9490 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.834 km S of Alaçat?, Turkey · 9455 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.69 km SE of Selçuk, Turkey · 9454 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a0eu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.