M3.3 earthquake 18 km S of Geyikli, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 18 km S of Geyikli, Turkey on Fri, Mar 9, 2001, 5:26 AM GMT+2 (03:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 8 km SSE of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-09 03:26:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.640° N, 26.180° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.121 km WNW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 9311 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.821 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 9299 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.919 km NW of Karaburun, Turkey · 9297 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.78 km SSE of Plomári, Greece · 9297 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.79 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 9295 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.911 km NW of Dikili, Turkey · 9295 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 3.019 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 9348 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.113 km ESE of Vareiá, Greece · 9348 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.012 km SE of Vareiá, Greece · 9348 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.116 km WSW of Plomári, Greece · 9354 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.231 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ab4q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.