M3.9 earthquake 19 km SSW of Çan, Turkey
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of Çan, Turkey on Wed, Oct 17, 2001, 5:27 AM GMT+3 (02:27 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-17 02:27:15 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.890° N, 26.930° 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
- 19
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.79 km WNW of Gömeç, Turkey · 9115 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.520 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 9108 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.612 km N of Míthymna, Greece · 9067 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ar2u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.