M3.7 earthquake 15 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey on Thu, Jul 4, 2002, 9:12 AM GMT+3 (06:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 22 km NW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-04 06:12:26 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.910° N, 27.500° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.322 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8835 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.73 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 8821 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.411 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.19 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.85 km E of Sými, Greece · 8797 days ago · 81 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7fa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.