Turkey earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 3 km WSW of Datça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Datça, Turkey on Thu, Aug 5, 2004, 3:44 AM GMT+3 (00:44 UTC), 27 km (17 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
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-08-05 00:44:57 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.730° N, 27.650° 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.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 113.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000d1gj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC.