Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey on Wed, Feb 21, 2001, 5:37 AM GMT+2 (03:37 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km N of Sapanca, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-02-21 03:37:04 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.790° N, 29.211° 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
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.88 km SSW of Kocadere, Turkey · 9357 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.77 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 9357 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.72 km N of Koruköy, Turkey · 9356 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.79 km SW of Kocadere, Turkey · 9356 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.34 km N of Sapanca, Turkey · 9352 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.62 km NNE of Kocadere, Turkey · 9352 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.88 km WNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 9351 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.46 km NNE of Hamzabey, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.611 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 2.57 km NW of Kocadere, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.810 km NNE of Mudanya, Turkey · 9303 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.710 km NNW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9303 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.63 km NE of Gebze, Turkey · 9302 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.64 km ESE of Kur?unlu, Turkey · 9302 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.710 km SW of Mudanya, Turkey · 9302 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.52 km NW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9302 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.71 km ESE of Umurbey, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 2.710 km NW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9358 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa0w. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.