M3.0 earthquake 23 km SSE of Enez, Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Enez, Turkey on Sun, Dec 16, 2001, 5:45 PM GMT+2 (15:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 10 km SSW of Ezine, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-16 15:45:26 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.540° N, 26.210° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000auqg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.