M3.4 earthquake 10 km E of Karaba?lar, Turkey
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 10 km E of Karaba?lar, Turkey on Thu, May 22, 2003, 4:31 PM GMT+3 (13:31 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 21 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-22 13:31:37 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.380° N, 27.250° 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
- 231°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.68 km WNW of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.47 km E of Seferihisar, Turkey · 8518 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.44 km SE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 8509 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.421 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 8501 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.215 km ESE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 8497 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.312 km NW of Özdere, Turkey · 8496 days ago · 42 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.317 km NE of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 8490 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.311 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 8482 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 3.98 km N of K?n?k, Turkey · 8545 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.516 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 8547 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.416 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 8550 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.03 km E of Seferihisar, Turkey · 8550 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.620 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 8555 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxut. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.