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M3.3 earthquake 6 km E of Kalkan, Turkey

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 6 km E of Kalkan, Turkey on Tue, Aug 26, 2008, 11:46 AM GMT+3 (08:46 UTC), 30 km (19 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
2008-08-26 08:46:35 UTC
Depth
29.8 km (18.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.265° N, 29.487° 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 usp000gfkd. 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
207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.333 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6611 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.332 km S of Nikfer, Turkey · 6605 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 4.016 km ESE of Elmal?, Turkey · 6579 days ago · 64 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.932 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6576 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.529 km NE of Göcek, Turkey · 6569 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.427 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6569 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.332 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6567 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.732 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6613 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.0Western Turkey · 6613 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.141 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 6615 days ago · 39 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.529 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6619 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.635 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6620 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.633 km NNE of Göcek, Turkey · 6621 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.533 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6621 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.534 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 6638 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.519 km NNE of Karg?, Turkey · 6641 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfkd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:57 AM UTC.