Turkey earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 3 km WNW of Seferihisar, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Seferihisar, Turkey on Sat, Dec 27, 2003, 7:40 PM GMT+2 (17:40 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 19 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-12-27 17:40:17 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.210° N, 26.800° 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
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.819 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.811 km WSW of Dikili, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.220 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.714 km SE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 8308 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.47 km ENE of Karaburun, Turkey · 8308 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.315 km SSE of Marathókampos, Greece · 8308 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.94 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.216 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 8307 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.210 km WNW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.16 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.616 km ESE of Alaçatı, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 2.95 km SW of Kemalpa?a, Turkey · 8305 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 2.77 km SW of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 8271 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.916 km NNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 8270 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.93 km WNW of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 8269 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.219 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 8266 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.84 km ESE of Menemen, Turkey · 8262 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 3.012 km WNW of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 8262 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.120 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.23 km WNW of Kokkári, Greece · 8260 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.63 km S of Manisa, Turkey · 8260 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.84 km SSW of Germencik, Turkey · 8254 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.236 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8321 days ago · 56 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.310 km WNW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8325 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.612 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.713 km E of Belevi, Turkey · 8337 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.214 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 8342 days ago · 32 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cg9g. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.