Turkey earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 15 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey on Tue, Mar 23, 2004, 3:00 AM GMT+2 (01:00 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 10 km SE of Afántou, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-03-23 01:00:52 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.690° N, 28.120° 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 usp000cqne. 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
224°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.634 km SW of Lárdos, Greece · 8223 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.121 km SSW of Turgut, Turkey · 8219 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.145 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 8209 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.532 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8186 days ago · 82 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.58 km NW of Datça, Turkey · 8185 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.922 km WSW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 8181 days ago · 59 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.333 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 8172 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.1Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8169 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.028 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey · 8169 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.110 km SE of Afántou, Greece · 8169 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.725 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8230 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.356 km ESE of Archángelos, Greece · 8244 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.22 km SSW of Ortaca, Turkey · 8253 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.611 km WSW of Sarigerme, Turkey · 8253 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.65 km ENE of Archángelos, Greece · 8254 days ago · 58 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.023 km ENE of Ula, Turkey · 8254 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.122 km ENE of Ula, Turkey · 8256 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.119 km E of Ula, Turkey · 8256 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cqne. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.