M3.2 earthquake 8 km ENE of Menderes, Turkey
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Menderes, Turkey on Sun, Sep 8, 2002, 2:54 PM GMT+3 (11:54 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km N of Agios Kirykos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-08 11:54:23 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.280° N, 27.220° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.730 km N of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 8786 days ago · 113 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.311 km ESE of Akhisar, Turkey · 8783 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.610 km W of Menderes, Turkey · 8769 days ago · 26 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.47 km ENE of Torbal?, Turkey · 8762 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.65 km W of Oinoússes, Greece · 8762 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.521 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 8746 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbng. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.