M3.5 earthquake 16 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey on Fri, Sep 21, 2001, 1:40 AM GMT+3 (22:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km WNW of Gömeç, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-20 22:40:59 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.307° N, 27.827° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aphc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.