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M3.3 earthquake 29 km SSE of Milas, Turkey

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 29 km SSE of Milas, Turkey on Wed, Aug 27, 2008, 10:00 PM GMT+3 (19:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-27 19:00:47 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.076° N, 27.931° 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 usp000gfqq. 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
223°, 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

Before

  1. 4.015 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 6611 days ago · 68 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.118 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.010 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6611 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.217 km S of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 6611 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.013 km SSE of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 31 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.95 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 6614 days ago · 36 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.68 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 3.321 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6616 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.410 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 6619 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.613 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6622 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.020 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 6626 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 3.212 km SW of Datça, Turkey · 6631 days ago · 83 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.227 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 6636 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gfqq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.