M3.2 earthquake 13 km N of Balya, Turkey
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 13 km N of Balya, Turkey on Fri, Mar 14, 2008, 1:04 AM GMT+2 (23:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 13 km N 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
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-03-13 23:04:02 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.870° N, 27.590° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000g1e6. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 246°, 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.213 km N of Akhisar, Turkey · 6777 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.514 km N of Akhisar, Turkey · 6777 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.39 km ESE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 6777 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.612 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 6775 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.12 km NE of Bergama, Turkey · 6774 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.113 km NNW of Çan, Turkey · 6769 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.718 km NE of Gelibolu, Turkey · 6766 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.522 km NE of Biga, Turkey · 6750 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.430 km NNW of Biga, Turkey · 6721 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.916 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey · 6719 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g1e6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:41 PM UTC.