Turkey earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 12 km NNW of Urla, Turkey

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Urla, Turkey on Mon, Apr 15, 2002, 3:14 AM GMT+3 (00:14 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km NE of Çe?me, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-04-15 00:14:53 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.430° N, 26.720° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.433 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 8933 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.52 km E of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 8932 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.7Aegean Sea · 8912 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.28 km NNE of Oinoússes, Greece · 8911 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.09 km NE of Çe?me, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.816 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 36 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.817 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.52 km N of Çe?me, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.54 km NNE of Çe?me, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.61 km ENE of Chóra, Greece · 8900 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 3.915 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 8897 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.739 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.616 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 8891 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.64 km E of Urla, Turkey · 8954 days ago · 40 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.313 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 8956 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2dy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.