M2.6 earthquake 10 km NNE of E?me, Turkey
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of E?me, Turkey on Sun, May 23, 2004, 12:42 PM GMT+3 (09:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 15 km ESE of Emet, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-05-23 09:42:14 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.486° N, 29.020° 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
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 216°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.714 km NNE of Buldan, Turkey · 8164 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.915 km ESE of Emet, Turkey · 8160 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.84 km NE of Ala?ehir, Turkey · 8159 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cvza. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.