M3.6 earthquake 4 km SSW of Germencik, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Germencik, Turkey on Thu, May 29, 2008, 2:26 AM GMT+3 (23:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-05-28 23:26:26 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.834° N, 27.577° 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 usp000g80d. 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
- 60°
- Stations used
- 37
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.26 km NNE of Samos, Greece · 6696 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.35 km NW of Kokkári, Greece · 6683 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.24 km SW of Menderes, Turkey · 6677 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.618 km SSE of Marathókampos, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.25 km E of Koçarl?, Turkey · 6674 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.219 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 6673 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.414 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6666 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.32 km NE of Marathókampos, Greece · 6661 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.320 km ESE of Bodrum, Turkey · 6649 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.216 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6643 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 2.83 km SSW of Germencik, Turkey · 6702 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.618 km NNW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6721 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.614 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6722 days ago · 32 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.75 km NNE of Kokkári, Greece · 6725 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.314 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6725 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000g80d. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.