Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 15 km ENE of Gediz, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km ENE of Gediz, Turkey on Fri, Apr 20, 2001, 12:07 AM GMT+3 (21:07 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 14 km NE of Gediz, 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
2001-04-19 21:07:17 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.050° N, 29.554° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.914 km NE of Gediz, Turkey · 9297 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.616 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9295 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.712 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9295 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.67 km NE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9254 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.713 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9253 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.616 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9253 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.81 km ENE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.76 km NNE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9251 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.66 km E of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9249 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.611 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9248 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.512 km NE of Gediz, Turkey · 9297 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.77 km WNW of Simav, Turkey · 9297 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 2.88 km WSW of Pazarlar, Turkey · 9298 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.714 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.724 km N of Demirci, Turkey · 9301 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000adkh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.