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M2.7 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Sat, Jan 13, 2001, 12:41 AM GMT+2 (22:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 8 km E of Gönen, 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
2001-01-12 22:41:42 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.673° N, 27.812° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km NNW of Dursunbey, Turkey · 9394 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.78 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.421 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9388 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 4.08 km E of Gönen, Turkey · 9375 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.54 km NW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9366 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.66 km N of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 9356 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.522 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.821 km WSW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.515 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.822 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9355 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.222 km N of Biga, Turkey · 9354 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.625 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9354 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.819 km N of Biga, Turkey · 9354 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.824 km WSW of Marmara, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.75 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.89 km NNW of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9353 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.0Western Turkey · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.510 km ESE of Marmara, Turkey · 9352 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.710 km S of Biga, Turkey · 9350 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.88 km WNW of Kar?ncal?, Turkey · 9348 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.85 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 9347 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.95 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.86 km NNE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 9396 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.18 km WNW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 9408 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.70 km WSW of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9422 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.48 km NE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 9423 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7k0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:31 AM UTC.