Turkey earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 15 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey on Thu, Jul 19, 2001, 12:23 PM GMT+3 (09:23 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

Seferihisar forecastMore in Turkey

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-19 09:23:14 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.070° N, 26.920° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt in the Cesme area, Turkey.

From the USGS event page for usp000ajty. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
16

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.317 km NNE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 9180 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.03 km S of Çandarl?, Turkey · 9217 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.616 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 9218 days ago · 24 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 4.014 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 9225 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.814 km NNW of Agía Marína, Greece · 9227 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.68 km W of Karaburun, Turkey · 9228 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.74 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 9229 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.55 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 9229 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.83 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 9229 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.010 km W of Foça, Turkey · 9229 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.11 km NNE of Karaburun, Turkey · 9229 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

Earthquakes todayTurkey earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajty. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.