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M2.9 earthquake 21 km N of Datça, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 21 km N of Datça, Turkey on Wed, Aug 4, 2004, 8:47 PM GMT+3 (17:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 9 km SSE of Sými, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-08-04 17:47:54 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.930° N, 27.690° 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 usp000d1fw. 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

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Station coverage gap
195°, 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: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 114.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000d1fw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.