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M3.0 earthquake 20 km NNW of Datça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Datça, Turkey on Mon, Aug 11, 2008, 12:49 PM GMT+3 (09:49 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km WNW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-11 09:49:14 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.900° N, 27.580° 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 usp000gee3. 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
183°, 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.630 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 6623 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.613 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6622 days ago · 42 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.410 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6619 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.023 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6618 days ago · 45 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.932 km W of Émponas, Greece · 6618 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.522 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.415 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.625 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.525 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 36 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.321 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.325 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6616 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.68 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.030 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6615 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.428 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6614 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.013 km SSE of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.217 km S of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.010 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.118 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 3.010 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6611 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.329 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 6610 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.937 km S of Pátmos, Greece · 6605 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.4Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6594 days ago · 117 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.212 km SW of Datça, Turkey · 6631 days ago · 83 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.123 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.123 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.724 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6632 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.227 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6636 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.931 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.320 km ESE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6648 days ago · 35 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 3.815 km S of Kéfalos, Greece · 6650 days ago · 147 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.245 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6655 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gee3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC.