M3.8 earthquake Western Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Fri, Jun 13, 2003, 1:28 PM GMT+3 (10:28 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 3.8 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-06-13 10:28:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.375° N, 28.280° 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
- 216°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.910 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.913 km ESE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.115 km E of Bigadiç, Turkey · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.711 km E of Bigadiç, Turkey · 8509 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.96 km E of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 8506 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.421 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey · 8501 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.515 km NW of Balya, Turkey · 8461 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bzs5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:51 PM UTC.