M3.8 earthquake 36 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 36 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey on Sun, Sep 22, 2002, 3:59 PM GMT+3 (12:59 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-22 12:59:00 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.040° N, 25.530° 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
- 5
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.535 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8773 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.327 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.135 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8771 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.448 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 8769 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.132 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 8768 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.822 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece · 8766 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcw7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.