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M5.3 earthquake 30 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 30 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey on Sun, Jul 6, 2003, 11:10 PM GMT+3 (20:10 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (mwc), moderate
Local time
UTC
2003-07-06 20:10:16 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.421° N, 26.128° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1
Strike 73°, dip 77°, rake 173°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 165°, dip 84°, rake 13°

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
13°
Stations used
351

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 60 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1u9 (also filed as gcmtb070603g, gcmt20030706201016, iscgem6993128). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.