Turkey earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 17 km NNE of Datça, Turkey

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Datça, Turkey on Thu, Aug 5, 2004, 1:30 PM GMT+3 (10:30 UTC), 10 km (6 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
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2004-08-05 10:30:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.882° N, 27.764° 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
44°
Stations used
88

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 98.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000d1ht. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.