M3.4 earthquake 21 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 21 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey on Tue, Jul 23, 2002, 6:27 AM GMT+3 (03:27 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 36 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-23 03:27:34 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.340° N, 25.730° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.017 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8826 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.26 km ESE of Xylaganí, Greece · 8826 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.533 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8803 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.736 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8802 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.337 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8801 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.311 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8789 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8m6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.