M3.1 earthquake 8 km SSW of Bodrum, Turkey
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Bodrum, Turkey on Sun, Jan 26, 2003, 12:36 PM GMT+2 (10:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km S of Mandráki, 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
- 2003-01-26 10:36:43 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.970° N, 27.400° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.334 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8646 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.438 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.240 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.544 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.410 km NNE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8641 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.78 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8640 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.67 km E of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8640 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.38 km ESE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8640 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.68 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8640 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.21 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 8640 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.53 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 8640 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.532 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8614 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.315 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8613 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bp77. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.