M3.0 earthquake 25 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 25 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey on Tue, Oct 21, 2003, 1:45 AM GMT+3 (22:45 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 33 km N of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-10-20 22:45:04 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.410° N, 26.040° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.924 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece · 8360 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.133 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 8352 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cawv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.