Turkey earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 7 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey on Sun, Jul 20, 2008, 1:15 PM GMT+3 (10:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 38 km NE of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-07-20 10:15:24 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.675° N, 26.434° 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 usp000gcpy. 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
39°
Stations used
67

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.216 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6642 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.820 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6640 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.338 km NE of Psará, Greece · 6638 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.238 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6638 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.736 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6637 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.337 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 6636 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.424 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6629 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.416 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.412 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.510 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 6623 days ago · 34 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.64 km N of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6617 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.413 km NNW of Dikili, Turkey · 6614 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.010 km NNW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6607 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 2.921 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6606 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.427 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6603 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.415 km W of Pétra, Greece · 6594 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.415 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 6652 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.64 km ENE of Behram, Turkey · 6653 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.38 km SSE of Agía Paraskeví, Greece · 6655 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.335 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6659 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.41 km NNW of Kalloní, Greece · 6671 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.24 km SW of Menderes, Turkey · 6677 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gcpy. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:28 AM UTC.