Turkey earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 33 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 33 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey on Wed, Aug 27, 2008, 4:12 AM GMT+3 (01:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km ESE of Elmal?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-27 01:12:38 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.056° N, 29.150° 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 usp000gfne. 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
229°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.332 km S of Nikfer, Turkey · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.016 km ESE of Elmal?, Turkey · 6578 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.932 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6576 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.529 km NE of Göcek, Turkey · 6568 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.427 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6568 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.332 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6566 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 3.36 km E of Kalkan, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.013 km SSE of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.732 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6613 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 4.0Western Turkey · 6613 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.141 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 6615 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.68 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.529 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6618 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.410 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6619 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.635 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6620 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.633 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6621 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.533 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6621 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.613 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6622 days ago · 42 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.821 km SSW of Kemer, Turkey · 6634 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.227 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6636 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.534 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6638 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 3.519 km NNE of Karg?, Turkey · 6640 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfne. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.