Turkey earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 20 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey on Wed, Feb 21, 2001, 1:48 PM GMT+2 (11:48 UTC), 6 km (4 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 11:48:55 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.672° N, 29.335° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.623 km SSE of Keles, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.88 km WNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.46 km NNE of Hamzabey, Turkey · 9349 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.810 km NNE of Mudanya, Turkey · 9302 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.724 km N of Demirci, Turkey · 9302 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.714 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9301 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.71 km SW of Bozüyük, Turkey · 9301 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.64 km ESE of Kur?unlu, Turkey · 9301 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.710 km SW of Mudanya, Turkey · 9301 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 2.86 km NNE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 9301 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.88 km WSW of Pazarlar, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.71 km ESE of Umurbey, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.77 km WNW of Simav, Turkey · 9299 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.512 km NE of Gediz, Turkey · 9298 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.815 km ENE of Gediz, Turkey · 9298 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.914 km NE of Gediz, Turkey · 9298 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.616 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9297 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.712 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9297 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 2.75 km NE of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9356 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.816 km NNW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 9358 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa1w. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:12 AM UTC.