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M2.7 earthquake 5 km NE of Tav?anl?, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Tav?anl?, Turkey on Wed, Feb 21, 2001, 1:43 PM GMT+2 (11:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km NE of Gediz, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-02-21 11:43:32 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.568° N, 29.548° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.720 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9355 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.623 km SSE of Keles, Turkey · 9352 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 2.88 km WNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 9349 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.46 km NNE of Hamzabey, Turkey · 9348 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.724 km N of Demirci, Turkey · 9302 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.714 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 2.71 km SW of Bozüyük, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.64 km ESE of Kur?unlu, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.86 km NNE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 9300 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.88 km WSW of Pazarlar, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.71 km ESE of Umurbey, Turkey · 9298 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.77 km WNW of Simav, Turkey · 9298 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.512 km NE of Gediz, Turkey · 9298 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.815 km ENE of Gediz, Turkey · 9298 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.914 km NE of Gediz, Turkey · 9298 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 2.616 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9296 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.712 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9296 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 2.816 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9357 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa1v. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.