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M3.6 earthquake 4 km ENE of Behram, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Behram, Turkey on Wed, Jul 16, 2008, 12:54 AM GMT+3 (21:54 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 38 km NE of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-15 21:54:49 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.515° N, 26.384° 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 usp000gc98. 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
179°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.415 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 4.07 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6649 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.339 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 6645 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.338 km NE of Psará, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.238 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6638 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.736 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6637 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.337 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6637 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.424 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6629 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.64 km N of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6617 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.413 km NNW of Dikili, Turkey · 6614 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.15 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.921 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6606 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.427 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6603 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.520 km E of Ezine, Turkey · 6598 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.18 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6595 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.415 km W of Pétra, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.38 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 6656 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.335 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6660 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.439 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6663 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.038 km SE of Mýrina, Greece · 6671 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.140 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6671 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.41 km NNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6671 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.634 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 6677 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gc98. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.