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M3.6 earthquake 3 km W of Germencik, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 3 km W of Germencik, Turkey on Mon, Jan 14, 2008, 12:25 PM GMT+2 (10:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-01-14 10:25:31 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.868° N, 27.561° 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 usp000fwq2. 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
67°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.017 km WSW of Menemen, Turkey · 6835 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.42 km N of Marathókampos, Greece · 6835 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.210 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6832 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.011 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6789 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.54 km SW of Kokkári, Greece · 6787 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.64 km NNW of Samos, Greece · 6780 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.32 km S of Pythagóreio, Greece · 6780 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 3.73 km NW of Germencik, Turkey · 6836 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.22 km WSW of Germencik, Turkey · 6837 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.36 km SSW of Kuyucak, Turkey · 6840 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.18 km SW of Buharkent, Turkey · 6840 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.011 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6843 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.410 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6845 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.510 km W of Menemen, Turkey · 6845 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.314 km NW of Agía Marína, Greece · 6853 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fwq2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.