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M3.5 earthquake 19 km N of Datça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 19 km N of Datça, Turkey on Thu, Sep 9, 2004, 7:32 AM GMT+3 (04:32 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 36 km SW of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-09-09 04:32:42 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.910° 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 usp000d3ym. 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
59°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000d3ym. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.