M4.0 earthquake 68 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 68 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey on Fri, Jun 22, 2001, 2:30 PM GMT+3 (11:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 61 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (Md, duration), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-06-22 11:30:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.750° N, 29.000° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.761 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 9234 days ago · 50 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.966 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 9232 days ago · 75 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.932 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey · 9185 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ah27. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC.