M3.1 earthquake 5 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey on Thu, Aug 28, 2008, 9:15 AM GMT+3 (06:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 8 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-08-28 06:15:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.790° N, 26.080° 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 usp000gft9. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.921 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6606 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.364 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 6603 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.427 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6603 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.520 km E of Ezine, Turkey · 6598 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.18 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6595 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.415 km W of Pétra, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.4Western Turkey · 6581 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gft9. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.