M2.8 earthquake 21 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey on Wed, Feb 21, 2001, 2:44 AM GMT+2 (00:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 20 km S of K?n?k, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-21 00:44:52 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.285° N, 27.918° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.515 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.822 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.75 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.89 km NNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.85 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 9348 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.920 km S of K?n?k, Turkey · 9315 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.714 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9301 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.724 km N of Demirci, Turkey · 9301 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.915 km E of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.69 km NE of Gönen, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.86 km NNE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.77 km WNW of Simav, Turkey · 9297 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.86 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9297 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.712 km W of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 9297 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.712 km NE of Balya, Turkey · 9296 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.911 km NW of Dikili, Turkey · 9295 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa0j. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC.