Turkey earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 16 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey on Thu, Aug 14, 2008, 2:00 PM GMT+3 (11:00 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km N of Çandarl?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2008-08-14 11:00:46 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.130° N, 26.670° 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 usp000genc. 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
172°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.412 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 6626 days ago · 40 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.510 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 6625 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.64 km N of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6619 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.217 km S of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 6613 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.118 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6613 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.33 km N of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 6612 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.010 km NNW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 6609 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.315 km NNE of Samos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.35 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 6609 days ago · 32 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.921 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6608 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.112 km WNW of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 6607 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.238 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 6640 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.820 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6641 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.216 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6644 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.07 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6651 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000genc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC.