M3.8 earthquake 5 km S of Ku?adas?, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 5 km S of Ku?adas?, Turkey on Mon, Dec 24, 2001, 1:17 PM GMT+2 (11:17 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km N of Turgutlu, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-24 11:17:29 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.810° N, 27.250° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000av6h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.