Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 16 km E of Düzce, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 16 km E of Düzce, Turkey on Tue, Feb 20, 2001, 7:32 PM GMT+2 (17:32 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km NW of Düzce, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-02-20 17:32:24 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.814° N, 31.355° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.34 km N of Sapanca, Turkey · 9352 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.86 km W of Ferizli, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.13 km N of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9341 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.011 km NW of Düzce, Turkey · 9318 days ago · 13 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.710 km NNW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9302 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.218 km SSE of Alapl?, Turkey · 9302 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.52 km NW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9301 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.50 km SSE of Hendek, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.721 km ENE of Düzce, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.818 km NW of Bolu, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.514 km W of Düzce, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.59 km W of Hendek, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.710 km NW of Sapanca, Turkey · 9358 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a9zt. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC.