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M4.0 earthquake 16 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey on Fri, Dec 6, 2002, 9:42 PM GMT+2 (19:42 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km S of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (Md, duration), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-06 19:42:07 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.920° N, 27.550° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.18 km SSW of Bodrum, Turkey · 8650 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.334 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8647 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.438 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8645 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 4.240 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8645 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.544 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8645 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.410 km NNE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8642 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.78 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8641 days ago · 17 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.67 km E of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8641 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.38 km ESE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8641 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.68 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8641 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.21 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 8641 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.53 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8641 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away

Before

  1. 3.810 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8702 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.426 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8717 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk7t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.