M3.2 earthquake 29 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 29 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey on Sun, Aug 12, 2001, 7:48 PM GMT+3 (16:48 UTC), 5 km (3 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-12 16:48:46 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.430° N, 26.090° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.224 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 9176 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.027 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 9174 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.322 km WSW of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 9145 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.634 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 9140 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.233 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 9137 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.032 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 9137 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.535 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 9137 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.231 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 9136 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.015 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 9136 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.824 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 9136 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ambd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.