M3.2 earthquake 1 km NNW of Ayvac?k, Turkey
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Ayvac?k, Turkey on Sun, Feb 17, 2002, 1:42 PM GMT+2 (11:42 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 33 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-17 11:42:10 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.610° N, 26.400° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.36 km NW of Mantamádos, Greece · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.35 km NW of Mantamádos, Greece · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.433 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 8934 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ayn1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.