M3.1 earthquake 32 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 32 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey on Sat, Sep 28, 2002, 7:57 PM GMT+3 (16:57 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 22 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-28 16:57:22 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.430° N, 26.150° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.822 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece · 8766 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.532 km NNW of Biga, Turkey · 8757 days ago · 45 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 3.135 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8771 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.327 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.535 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8773 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.836 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8774 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.311 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8788 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdbk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.