M4.6 earthquake 6 km SSW of Gölmarmara, Turkey
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Gölmarmara, Turkey on Mon, Jan 21, 2002, 4:34 PM GMT+2 (14:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-21 14:34:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.664° N, 27.881° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
One person killed at Izmir. Felt at Aydin, Balikesir, Izmir and Manisa.
From the USGS event page for usp000awx2. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 15.4% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 206
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.96 km N of Turgutlu, Turkey · 9017 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.18 km E of Ahmetli, Turkey · 9017 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.016 km NE of Kiraz, Turkey · 8981 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.18 km NNE of Kiraz, Turkey · 8980 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awx2 (also filed as atlas20020121143427). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.