M3.9 earthquake 36 km W of Kalkan, Turkey
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 36 km W of Kalkan, Turkey on Tue, Apr 23, 2002, 2:10 PM GMT+3 (11:10 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 43 km SE of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-23 11:10:12 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.230° N, 29.010° 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b302. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.