M2.9 earthquake 21 km NE of Marmara, Turkey
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 21 km NE of Marmara, Turkey on Sat, Jan 13, 2001, 6:40 PM GMT+2 (16:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 8 km E of Gönen, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-13 16:40:45 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.726° N, 27.737° 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
- 10
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.015 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9392 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.08 km E of Gönen, Turkey · 9375 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.222 km N of Biga, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.625 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.819 km N of Biga, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.824 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.0Western Turkey · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.510 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.618 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 9351 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.710 km S of Biga, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7m3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.