M3.6 earthquake 16 km W of Gördes, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 16 km W of Gördes, Turkey on Sun, Nov 2, 2003, 5:16 PM GMT+2 (15:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km NE of Çandarl?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-11-02 15:16:09 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.961° N, 28.098° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 221°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.94 km NE of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8356 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.517 km ENE of Akhisar, Turkey · 8355 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.913 km ENE of Demirci, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cbwx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.