Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 24 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey on Thu, Feb 22, 2001, 4:26 PM GMT+2 (14:26 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 21 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-02-22 14:26:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.479° N, 27.305° 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
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.0Western Turkey · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.510 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.618 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 9351 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 2.710 km S of Biga, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.921 km ESE of Kumba?, Turkey · 9333 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.69 km NE of Gönen, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.515 km ESE of Band?rma, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.018 km NNE of Marmara, Turkey · 9298 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 2.723 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey · 9296 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 2.316 km W of Marmara, Turkey · 9296 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.619 km ESE of Tekirda?, Turkey · 9296 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.68 km SSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 9295 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.712 km NE of Balya, Turkey · 9295 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.79 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 9295 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.819 km N of Biga, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.625 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.222 km N of Biga, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.66 km N of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 9356 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.08 km E of Gönen, Turkey · 9374 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa4w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.