M2.7 earthquake 16 km N of Marmara, Turkey
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 16 km N of Marmara, Turkey on Sat, Aug 11, 2001, 4:06 PM GMT+3 (13:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 16 km N of Marmara, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-11 13:06:16 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.732° N, 27.567° 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
- 7
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.720 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.916 km N of Marmara, Turkey · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.918 km SE of Kumba?, Turkey · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000am8f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.