Turkey earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 22 km NNE of Datça, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Datça, Turkey on Mon, Aug 23, 2004, 7:47 AM GMT+3 (04:47 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 21 km NNE of Datça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-08-23 04:47:08 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.940° N, 27.740° 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 usp000d2pt. 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
200°, 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: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000d2pt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.