M2.4 earthquake 19 km WSW of Erdek, Turkey
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Erdek, Turkey on Fri, Aug 10, 2001, 1:05 PM GMT+3 (10:05 UTC), 13 km (8 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
- 2.4 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-10 10:05:59 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.324° N, 27.591° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.716 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9183 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.720 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.411 km WSW of Mudanya, Turkey · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.916 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.918 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 9145 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000am5h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC.