M3.1 earthquake 21 km WNW of Bozcaada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of Bozcaada, Turkey on Thu, Apr 5, 2001, 10:17 AM GMT+3 (07:17 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km S of Behram, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-05 07:17:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.880° N, 25.830° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.310 km E of Samothráki, Greece · 9302 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.14 km S of Behram, Turkey · 9255 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000acmg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:21 AM UTC.