M3.8 earthquake 4 km SSE of Menemen, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Menemen, Turkey on Mon, Dec 17, 2001, 3:08 PM GMT+2 (13:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 6 km SSW of Gölmarmara, 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-17 13:08:17 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.570° N, 27.080° 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.85 km S of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 9047 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.59 km SW of Foça, Turkey · 9024 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.66 km SSW of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 9019 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.96 km N of Turgutlu, Turkey · 9017 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.18 km E of Ahmetli, Turkey · 9016 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aurk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:13 AM UTC.