M2.8 earthquake 5 km WSW of Soma, Turkey

Magnitude

2.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Feb 28, 2001, 5:50 PM GMT+2

UTC

2001-02-28 15:50:14 UTC

Depth

10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.163° N, 27.557° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Stations used

5

• Soma, TurkeyPopulation 98,714. Forecast5 kmWSW
• Balıkesir, TurkeyPopulation 238,151. Forecast61 kmSSW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast91 kmNNE

After

1. 3.920 km S of K?n?k, TurkeyMon, Apr 2, 1:42 AM GMT+3 · 9315 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
2. 2.714 km SSE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyMon, Apr 16, 3:27 AM GMT+3 · 9301 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
3. 2.724 km N of Demirci, TurkeyMon, Apr 16, 8:52 AM GMT+3 · 9301 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.821 km SE of Plomári, GreeceTue, Apr 17, 5:27 AM GMT+3 · 9300 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
5. 2.915 km E of K?rka?aç, TurkeyTue, Apr 17, 9:29 AM GMT+3 · 9300 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
6. 2.86 km W of Bigadiç, TurkeyFri, Apr 20, 4:14 AM GMT+3 · 9297 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
7. 3.712 km W of Saruhanl?, TurkeyFri, Apr 20, 6:15 PM GMT+3 · 9296 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
8. 2.712 km NE of Balya, TurkeySat, Apr 21, 6:24 PM GMT+3 · 9295 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.911 km NW of Dikili, TurkeySun, Apr 22, 2:24 AM GMT+3 · 9295 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

Before

1. 3.019 km SE of Plomári, GreeceTue, Feb 27, 4:33 PM GMT+2 · 9348 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
2. 4.113 km ESE of Vareiá, GreeceTue, Feb 27, 8:14 AM GMT+2 · 9349 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
3. 4.012 km SE of Vareiá, GreeceTue, Feb 27, 6:10 AM GMT+2 · 9349 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
4. 2.89 km NNW of Bigadiç, TurkeyFri, Feb 23, 8:59 AM GMT+2 · 9353 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.75 km NE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyFri, Feb 23, 2:42 AM GMT+2 · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.822 km ESE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyWed, Feb 21, 6:18 AM GMT+2 · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
7. 3.515 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyWed, Feb 21, 6:04 AM GMT+2 · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
8. 2.821 km WSW of Bigadiç, TurkeyWed, Feb 21, 2:44 AM GMT+2 · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
9. 3.522 km W of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyTue, Feb 20, 11:15 PM GMT+2 · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
10. 2.66 km N of Bal?kesir, TurkeyTue, Feb 20, 4:12 AM GMT+2 · 9356 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
11. 3.54 km NW of Sava?tepe, TurkeyFri, Feb 9, 7:26 PM GMT+2 · 9366 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aaky. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.