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M3.1 earthquake 13 km NNW of Çan, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Çan, Turkey on Sun, Mar 23, 2008, 9:46 PM GMT+2 (19:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km N of Erdek, 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
2008-03-23 19:46:56 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.137° N, 26.968° 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 usp000g25f. 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
254°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.718 km NE of Gelibolu, Turkey · 6765 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.47 km WSW of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 6760 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.522 km NE of Biga, Turkey · 6748 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.321 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6727 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.430 km NNW of Biga, Turkey · 6719 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.916 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey · 6717 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.622 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 6712 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.011 km N of Erdek, Turkey · 6711 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.612 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 6774 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.213 km N of Balya, Turkey · 6777 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.49 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 6791 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.311 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6791 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.922 km SW of Kumba?, Turkey · 6792 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.024 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 6794 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.016 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6795 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g25f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:24 AM UTC.