M2.6 earthquake 15 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey on Mon, Aug 13, 2001, 2:33 PM GMT+3 (11:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 18 km WSW of Bigadiç, 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
- 2.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-13 11:33:00 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.302° N, 27.797° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 4
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.518 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.69 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.720 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9180 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.85 km SSW of Bergama, Turkey · 9144 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.516 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9143 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 usp000amd9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC.