Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 31 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey on Fri, Aug 10, 2001, 6:31 PM GMT+3 (15:31 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 32 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-10 15:31:01 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.098° N, 25.560° 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.229 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.722 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 9180 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.38 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 9179 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.224 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 9177 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.027 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 9174 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.322 km WSW of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 9145 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.116 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 9144 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.634 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 9140 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.233 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 9137 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.032 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 9137 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.535 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 9137 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.231 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 9136 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.015 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 9136 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.824 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 9136 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000am62. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.