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M3.8 earthquake 13 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 13 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey on Tue, May 27, 2008, 9:21 AM GMT+3 (06:21 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 21 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-05-27 06:21:45 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.930° N, 27.490° 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 usp000g7vv. 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
286°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.034 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6699 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.626 km SW of Sými, Greece · 6685 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.531 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 6685 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.320 km S of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6684 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.331 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6684 days ago · 39 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.618 km SSE of Marathókampos, Greece · 6676 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.434 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.25 km E of Koçarl?, Turkey · 6673 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.216 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 6673 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.219 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 6673 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.921 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6666 days ago · 138 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.414 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6665 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.27 km N of Émponas, Greece · 6661 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.020 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 6657 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.245 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6655 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.815 km S of Kéfalos, Greece · 6650 days ago · 147 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.320 km ESE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.432 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6708 days ago · 27 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.223 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6710 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.217 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6710 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6710 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.627 km SW of Sými, Greece · 6710 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.618 km E of Kos, Greece · 6726 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.020 km E of Mandráki, Greece · 6729 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g7vv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.