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M3.1 earthquake 40 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 40 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey on Sat, Jun 28, 2008, 12:08 PM GMT+3 (09:08 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km ENE of Behram, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-06-28 09:08:57 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.780° N, 25.600° 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 usp000gatw. 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
155°
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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.038 km SE of Mýrina, Greece · 6671 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.022 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 6671 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.439 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6663 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.38 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 6656 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.64 km ENE of Behram, Turkey · 6654 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.415 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6653 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.232 km ESE of Karyes, Greece · 6648 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.339 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 6645 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.635 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 6621 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.419 km WSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 6618 days ago · 55 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.41 km NNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6672 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.634 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 6678 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.454 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 6684 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.93 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 6689 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.541 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6695 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.411 km NNE of Ezine, Turkey · 6698 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.137 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 6699 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.339 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6700 days ago · 22 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.118 km NW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6701 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.637 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6701 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.443 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6701 days ago · 27 km deep · 3 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gatw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC.