M2.7 earthquake 20 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Tav?anl?, Turkey on Tue, Sep 18, 2001, 1:11 PM GMT+3 (10:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 20 km WSW of Domaniç, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-18 10:11:33 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.692° N, 29.361° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.020 km WSW of Domaniç, Turkey · 9146 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.85 km W of Emet, Turkey · 9145 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apde. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC.