Turkey earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 27 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 27 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey on Mon, Jan 21, 2008, 12:36 AM GMT+2 (22:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 26 km WSW of Alt?nyayla, 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
2008-01-20 22:36:47 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.972° N, 29.085° 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 usp000fx4a. 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
95°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.632 km NNE of Ortaca, Turkey · 6829 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.423 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey · 6826 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.330 km NNE of Karg?, Turkey · 6813 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.530 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6810 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.229 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6809 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.326 km WSW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.726 km WSW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6806 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.420 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6782 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.430 km SW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 6774 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 4.311 km SW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 6833 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.222 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6834 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.929 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6837 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.311 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 6841 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.522 km WSW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6842 days ago · 30 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.027 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6846 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.424 km W of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6850 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.028 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6853 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.320 km WSW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6854 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 3.123 km ENE of Mu?la, Turkey · 6854 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.429 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6860 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fx4a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.