Turkey earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 10 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 10 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey on Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 7:20 PM GMT+3 (16:20 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km SE of Archángelos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-18 16:20:32 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.810° N, 28.110° 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 usp000geyn. 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
261°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.321 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.68 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.732 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6613 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.013 km SSE of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.333 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6611 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.329 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 6610 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.332 km S of Nikfer, Turkey · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.932 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6576 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 4.125 km SE of Archángelos, Greece · 6571 days ago · 76 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.529 km NE of Göcek, Turkey · 6568 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.427 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6568 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.332 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6566 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.635 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6620 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.633 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6621 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.533 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6621 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.613 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6622 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.020 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6627 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.212 km SW of Datça, Turkey · 6631 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.123 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.227 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6636 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.534 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6638 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.931 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.519 km NNE of Karg?, Turkey · 6640 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.49 km S of Göcek, Turkey · 6642 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.320 km ESE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.435 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6649 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000geyn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.