Turkey earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 23 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 23 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey on Tue, Aug 26, 2003, 3:44 AM GMT+3 (00:44 UTC), 27 km (17 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
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-08-26 00:44:47 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.410° N, 25.960° 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
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.230 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8435 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.3Western Turkey · 8435 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.022 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8432 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.422 km SSW of Geyikli, Turkey · 8428 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.225 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8417 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 3.020 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8383 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.025 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8381 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 3.324 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8437 days ago · 29 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.41 km SE of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 8446 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.424 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 8447 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.426 km SE of Limenária, Greece · 8452 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.013 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 8456 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.929 km S of Enez, Turkey · 8456 days ago · 28 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.121 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8457 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.128 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8458 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5y0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.