Turkey earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 15 km SE of Ayvac?k, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Ayvac?k, Turkey on Sun, Jan 7, 2001, 1:58 PM GMT+2 (11:58 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 13 km ESE of Vareiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-07 11:58:10 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.490° N, 26.520° 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
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.04 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey · 9396 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.95 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.78 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 9393 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.018 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 9382 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.435 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 9382 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.54 km NW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9366 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.231 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.116 km WSW of Plomári, Greece · 9354 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.710 km S of Biga, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 4.012 km SE of Vareiá, Greece · 9348 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 4.113 km ESE of Vareiá, Greece · 9348 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.019 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 9348 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.85 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 9347 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.625 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 9403 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.312 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 9416 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.70 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9421 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.820 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 9425 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a791. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.