M3.3 earthquake 12 km NW of Özdere, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Özdere, Turkey on Fri, Jun 27, 2003, 12:12 PM GMT+3 (09:12 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 21 km N of Oinoússes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-06-27 09:12:21 UTC
- Depth
- 42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.100° N, 27.040° 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
- 182°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.317 km NE of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 8490 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.311 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 8483 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.421 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 8472 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.47 km SSE of Torbal?, Turkey · 8468 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
Before
- 3.215 km ESE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 8497 days ago · 40 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.44 km SE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 8509 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.47 km E of Seferihisar, Turkey · 8518 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.68 km WNW of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c12q. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.