M3.9 earthquake 32 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 32 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey on Fri, Aug 10, 2001, 5:10 PM GMT+3 (14:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 7 km SSW of ?çmeler, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-10 14:10:04 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.420° N, 28.670° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.818 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey · 9162 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.27 km SSW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 9127 days ago · 89 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000am5w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.