M2.6 earthquake 11 km S of Çorlu, Turkey
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km S of Çorlu, Turkey on Thu, Aug 9, 2001, 5:31 PM GMT+3 (14:31 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 16 km N of Marmara, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-09 14:31:26 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.054° N, 27.776° 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
- 6
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 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.416 km SW of Marmara, Turkey · 9185 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.419 km WSW of Erdek, Turkey · 9185 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.716 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9184 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.720 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.916 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.918 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000am3v. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:22 AM UTC.