Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 32 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 32 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey on Thu, Apr 24, 2003, 2:50 AM GMT+3 (23:50 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 34 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-04-23 23:50:51 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.440° N, 26.180° 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.

Station coverage gap
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.635 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8541 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.27 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 8538 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.523 km SSE of Samothráki, Greece · 8538 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.834 km NNW of Biga, Turkey · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.017 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.918 km WNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.721 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.023 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 8513 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.731 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 8512 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.729 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 8512 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.234 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 8512 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.535 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 8510 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.326 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8507 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.527 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8507 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.428 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8507 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.030 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8573 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.123 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 8585 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.325 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 8585 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bvuj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:47 PM UTC.