Turkey earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 24 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 24 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey on Sat, Aug 16, 2003, 11:58 AM GMT+3 (08:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 22 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-08-16 08:58:39 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.360° 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
231°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.41 km SE of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 8446 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.324 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8437 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.023 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8437 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.230 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8435 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.3Western Turkey · 8435 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.022 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8432 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.422 km SSW of Geyikli, Turkey · 8428 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.225 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8417 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.013 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 8456 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.929 km S of Enez, Turkey · 8456 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.121 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8457 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.128 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8458 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.442 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8467 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.231 km S of Enez, Turkey · 8470 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.525 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.626 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8476 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c52t. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.