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M3.6 earthquake 35 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 35 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey on Mon, Aug 18, 2008, 6:42 AM GMT+3 (03:42 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 Western Turkey. 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
2008-08-18 03:42:33 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.067° N, 29.117° 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 usp000gexq. 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
88°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.410 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6620 days ago · 29 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.529 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6619 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.321 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6617 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.68 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 6617 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.141 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 4.0Western Turkey · 6614 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.732 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6614 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.013 km SSE of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6613 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.36 km E of Kalkan, Turkey · 6613 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.333 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.332 km S of Nikfer, Turkey · 6606 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 4.016 km ESE of Elmal?, Turkey · 6579 days ago · 64 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.932 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6577 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.529 km NE of Göcek, Turkey · 6569 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 3.427 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6569 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.332 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6567 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away

Before

  1. 3.633 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6622 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.533 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6622 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.613 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6623 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.821 km SSW of Kemer, Turkey · 6635 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.227 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6637 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.534 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6639 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.519 km NNE of Karg?, Turkey · 6641 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.029 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6643 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 3.218 km SSE of Tefenni, Turkey · 6643 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.49 km S of Göcek, Turkey · 6643 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.435 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6650 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gexq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC.