M3.3 earthquake 11 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey on Sun, Sep 8, 2002, 11:48 PM GMT+3 (20:48 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 36 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey. 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, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-08 20:48:42 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.270° N, 25.810° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.836 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8775 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.535 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8773 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.327 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.135 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8771 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.132 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 8768 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.822 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece · 8766 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbqf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.