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M3.4 earthquake 13 km NNW of Dikili, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Dikili, Turkey on Sun, Aug 24, 2008, 6:16 AM GMT+3 (03:16 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-24 03:16:43 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.184° N, 26.847° 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 usp000gfcq. 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
200°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.15 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6610 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.921 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6606 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.427 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6603 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.520 km E of Ezine, Turkey · 6598 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.18 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6595 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.415 km W of Pétra, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.64 km N of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6617 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.510 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 6623 days ago · 34 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.412 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.424 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6629 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.337 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6636 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 4.238 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6638 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 4.338 km NE of Psará, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfcq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC.