Turkey earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km NE of Gebze, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Gebze, Turkey on Tue, Apr 17, 2001, 2:41 PM GMT+3 (11:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 1 km SW of Koruköy, 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
2001-04-17 11:41:58 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.823° N, 29.458° 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
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64 km ESE of Kur?unlu, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.710 km SW of Mudanya, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.52 km NW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.71 km ESE of Umurbey, Turkey · 9297 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.59 km W of Hendek, Turkey · 9297 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.11 km SW of Koruköy, Turkey · 9278 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.014 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9255 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.116 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9255 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 2.611 km S of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9255 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.510 km W of Hendek, Turkey · 9254 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.312 km SSE of Adalar, Turkey · 9252 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.614 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9252 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.57 km WSW of Sö?ütlü, Turkey · 9250 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.5Western Turkey · 9248 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.014 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9248 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.015 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9248 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.814 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9248 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.619 km SSE of Yakuplu, Turkey · 9248 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.910 km SSE of Kestel, Turkey · 9248 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.710 km NNW of Adapazar?, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.810 km NNE of Mudanya, Turkey · 9301 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000adek. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.