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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: Sun, Jul 6, 2003, 11:10 PM GMT+3
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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 13°
Stations used: 351

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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.

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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.