M3.5 earthquake 20 km NW of Behram, Turkey
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Behram, Turkey on Wed, Oct 24, 2001, 8:13 AM GMT+3 (05:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km N of Míthymna, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-24 05:13:14 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.610° N, 26.150° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.612 km N of Míthymna, Greece · 9067 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.229 km S of Samothráki, Greece · 9065 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.410 km SSW of Ezine, Turkey · 9049 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 usp000arj1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.