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M3.1 earthquake 41 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 41 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey on Sat, Aug 23, 2008, 7:00 AM GMT+3 (04:00 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 23 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-23 04:00:50 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.180° N, 28.960° 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 usp000gfaa. 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
151°
Stations used
5

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.732 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6613 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.013 km SSE of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.36 km E of Kalkan, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.333 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6611 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.932 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6576 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 4.125 km SE of Archángelos, Greece · 6571 days ago · 76 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.529 km NE of Göcek, Turkey · 6569 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.427 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6569 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.332 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6567 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.323 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6566 days ago · 52 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.324 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6619 days ago · 54 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.635 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6620 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.633 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6621 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.533 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6621 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.345 km S of Lárdos, Greece · 6624 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.340 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 6631 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.534 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6638 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.519 km NNE of Karg?, Turkey · 6641 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.029 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6642 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.49 km S of Göcek, Turkey · 6643 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.827 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 6644 days ago · 53 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.8103 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 6644 days ago · 56 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfaa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:29 AM UTC.