M3.3 earthquake 18 km NE of Hamdibey, Turkey
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Hamdibey, Turkey on Wed, Jul 9, 2008, 12:10 AM GMT+3 (21:10 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 12 km SSE of Gönen, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2008-07-08 21:10:15 UTC
- Depth
- 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.949° N, 27.420° 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 usp000gbp3. 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
- 222°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.212 km SSE of Gönen, Turkey · 6660 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.718 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 6656 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.123 km NE of Biga, Turkey · 6655 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.312 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 6653 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.413 km NNW of Dikili, Turkey · 6615 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gbp3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:38 AM UTC.