M3.3 earthquake 15 km SSW of Sarigerme, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Sarigerme, Turkey on Fri, Jan 24, 2003, 6:42 AM GMT+2 (04:42 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 42 km SE of Lárdos, 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, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-24 04:42:56 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.580° N, 28.670° 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.
- Stations used
- 15
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
- 3.450 km ESE of Archángelos, Greece · 8630 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.342 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8620 days ago · 79 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.942 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 8591 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bp38. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:33 AM UTC.