M3.6 earthquake 4 km E of Urla, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km E of Urla, Turkey on Tue, Mar 26, 2002, 9:17 PM GMT+2 (19:17 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km NE of Çe?me, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-26 19:17:58 UTC
- Depth
- 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.320° N, 26.810° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.712 km NNW of Urla, Turkey · 8935 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.433 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 8933 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.52 km E of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 8932 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.7Aegean Sea · 8912 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.28 km NNE of Oinoússes, Greece · 8911 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.09 km NE of Çe?me, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.816 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 36 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.817 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 8900 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.52 km N of Çe?me, Turkey · 8900 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.54 km NNE of Çe?me, Turkey · 8900 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.61 km ENE of Chóra, Greece · 8900 days ago · 29 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.915 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 8897 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b14e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.