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M3.2 earthquake 4 km SW of Menderes, Turkey

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Menderes, Turkey on Sun, Jun 22, 2008, 12:23 PM GMT+3 (09:23 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-06-22 09:23:47 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.213° N, 27.103° 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 usp000gaa1. 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
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.618 km SSE of Marathókampos, Greece · 6677 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.25 km E of Koçarl?, Turkey · 6674 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.32 km NE of Marathókampos, Greece · 6661 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.53 km W of Akhisar, Turkey · 6656 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.07 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6649 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.216 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6643 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.416 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.412 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.510 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 6624 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.64 km N of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6617 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.35 km NW of Kokkári, Greece · 6683 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.07 km SE of Foça, Turkey · 6685 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.59 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6695 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.48 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6695 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.26 km NNE of Samos, Greece · 6696 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.1Near the coast of western Turkey · 6699 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.64 km SSW of Germencik, Turkey · 6701 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.83 km SSW of Germencik, Turkey · 6702 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.213 km E of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 6706 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gaa1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.