M3.9 earthquake 6 km N of Turgutlu, Turkey
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 6 km N of Turgutlu, Turkey on Wed, Jan 23, 2002, 10:10 PM GMT+2 (20:10 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km E of Ahmetli, Turkey. 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
- 2002-01-23 20:10:00 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.550° N, 27.710° 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
- 6
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
- 4.18 km E of Ahmetli, Turkey · 9016 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.016 km NE of Kiraz, Turkey · 8980 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.18 km NNE of Kiraz, Turkey · 8980 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ax1h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:31 AM UTC.