M3.3 earthquake 27 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 27 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey on Wed, Sep 25, 2002, 10:38 PM GMT+3 (19:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 33 km NNE of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-25 19:38:48 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.590° N, 26.030° 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
- 4
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.135 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8771 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.132 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 8768 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.521 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 8746 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.65 km ESE of Mantamádos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.733 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 8720 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bd3u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.