M2.6 earthquake 9 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km E of Sava?tepe, Turkey on Mon, Aug 13, 2001, 9:48 PM GMT+3 (18:48 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-13 18:48:15 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.376° N, 27.769° 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
- 4
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.720 km ENE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9180 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.85 km SSW of Bergama, Turkey · 9144 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.516 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9143 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 3.518 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.615 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.018 km W of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.920 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.917 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9181 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.021 km NNW of Balya, Turkey · 9186 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amds. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.