Turkey earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 21 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 21 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey on Thu, Aug 21, 2008, 5:08 PM GMT+3 (14:08 UTC), 15 km (9 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
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-21 14:08:14 UTC
Depth
14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.889° N, 28.014° 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 usp000gf5w. 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
151°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.68 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.013 km SSE of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.329 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 6610 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.932 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6576 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.125 km SE of Archángelos, Greece · 6570 days ago · 76 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.427 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6568 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.415 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.410 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6619 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.635 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6620 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.613 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6622 days ago · 42 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.020 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.212 km SW of Datça, Turkey · 6631 days ago · 83 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.123 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.227 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6636 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.931 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.49 km S of Göcek, Turkey · 6642 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gf5w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.