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M5.3 earthquake 16 km NE of Datça, Turkey

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Datça, Turkey on Wed, Aug 4, 2004, 5:18 PM GMT+3 (14:18 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.3 (mwc), moderate
Local time: Wed, Aug 4, 2004, 5:18 PM GMT+3
UTC: 2004-08-04 14:18:50 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.832° N, 27.827° E
Region: Turkey
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Nodal plane 1: Strike 75°, dip 41°, rake -94°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 260°, dip 49°, rake -87°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 23°
Stations used: 340

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 126.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000d1fa (also filed as gcmtc080404f, gcmt20040804141850, iscgem7385031). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.