M4.0 earthquake 16 km NE of Kiraz, Turkey
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Kiraz, Turkey on Fri, Mar 1, 2002, 2:01 PM GMT+2 (12:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km NNE of Kiraz, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (Md, duration), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-01 12:01:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.354° N, 28.312° 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
- 11
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 usp000azde. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:04 PM UTC.