Turkey earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 21 km NNW of Balya, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Balya, Turkey on Wed, Aug 8, 2001, 10:23 PM GMT+3 (19:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 17 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-08 19:23:43 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.931° N, 27.513° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.416 km SW of Marmara, Turkey · 9185 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.419 km WSW of Erdek, Turkey · 9184 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.716 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9183 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.917 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.920 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.018 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.615 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.518 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.69 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.720 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9180 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.916 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.918 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 9145 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.85 km SSW of Bergama, Turkey · 9144 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 3.516 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9143 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.818 km E of Mustafakemalpa?a, Turkey · 9186 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000am23. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.