Turkey earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km NW of Çan, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Çan, Turkey on Sat, Jan 13, 2001, 10:11 AM GMT+2 (08:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km WNW of Behram, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-13 08:11:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.085° N, 26.977° 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
4

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.7Western Turkey · 9393 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.921 km NE of Marmara, Turkey · 9393 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.015 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9392 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 4.018 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 9383 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.08 km E of Gönen, Turkey · 9374 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.54 km NW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9366 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.66 km N of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 9356 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.222 km N of Biga, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.625 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.819 km N of Biga, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.824 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.0Western Turkey · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.510 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 9351 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.618 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 9351 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.710 km S of Biga, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.318 km S of Geyikli, Turkey · 9339 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 2.7Western Turkey · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.95 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.04 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey · 9397 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.815 km E of Marmara, Turkey · 9398 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.615 km SE of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 9399 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.312 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 9416 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.70 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9421 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.48 km NE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9423 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7km. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.