M3.0 earthquake 18 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 18 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey on Mon, Aug 13, 2001, 2:29 PM GMT+3 (11:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km WSW of Bigadiç, 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
- 2001-08-13 11:29:38 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.402° N, 27.913° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.615 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.518 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.69 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.720 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9180 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.85 km SSW of Bergama, Turkey · 9144 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.516 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9143 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amd8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.