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M3.0 earthquake 30 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 30 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey on Sat, Apr 12, 2003, 3:58 AM GMT+3 (00:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 18 km WNW of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-04-12 00:58:15 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.440° N, 26.080° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000buzs. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
203°, 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.832 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 8561 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.635 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8542 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.27 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 8539 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.523 km SSE of Samothráki, Greece · 8538 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.834 km NNW of Biga, Turkey · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.017 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.918 km WNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8514 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.721 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 3.123 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 8586 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.325 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 8586 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.47 km ENE of Komotiní, Greece · 8601 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000buzs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.