Turkey earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 24 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 24 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey on Tue, Aug 26, 2003, 3:39 AM GMT+3 (00:39 UTC), 29 km (18 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-26 00:39:12 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.420° N, 25.950° 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 usp000c5xx. 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
153°
Stations used
10

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.023 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8440 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.230 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8438 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.3Western Turkey · 8438 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.022 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8435 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.422 km SSW of Geyikli, Turkey · 8431 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.225 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8421 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.020 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 3.025 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8384 days ago · 30 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 3.424 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 8450 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.426 km SE of Limenária, Greece · 8455 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.013 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 8459 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.929 km S of Enez, Turkey · 8460 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.121 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8460 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.128 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8461 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5xx. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:14 AM UTC.