Turkey earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 15 km N of Marmara, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km N of Marmara, Turkey on Sun, Jan 14, 2001, 12:49 PM GMT+2 (10:49 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 8 km E of Gönen, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-14 10:49:10 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.722° N, 27.561° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
14

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.08 km E of Gönen, Turkey · 9374 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.222 km N of Biga, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.625 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.819 km N of Biga, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.824 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.0Western Turkey · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.510 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.618 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 9351 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.710 km S of Biga, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.921 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 9333 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 2.921 km NE of Marmara, Turkey · 9393 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.7Western Turkey · 9393 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.78 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.95 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.815 km E of Marmara, Turkey · 9398 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7nh. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.