M3.9 earthquake 29 km SW of Kalkan, Turkey
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 29 km SW of Kalkan, Turkey on Tue, Apr 24, 2001, 11:10 AM GMT+3 (08:10 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 40 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey. 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
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-24 08:10:52 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.080° N, 29.180° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.240 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 9269 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.068 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 9235 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000advy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:47 AM UTC.