Turkey earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 17 km SSE of Foça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Foça, Turkey on Wed, Jun 23, 2004, 5:40 AM GMT+3 (02:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km NE of Germencik, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-06-23 02:40:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.530° N, 26.860° 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 usp000cyjb. 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.09 km WSW of Chios, Greece · 8117 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.613 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 8104 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.65 km NNW of Germencik, Turkey · 8096 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.513 km SW of Tire, Turkey · 8094 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.89 km NE of Germencik, Turkey · 8088 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.117 km WNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 8085 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.128 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 8084 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.325 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 8084 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.222 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 8083 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.422 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 8075 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.822 km NW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 8139 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.515 km W of ?zmir, Turkey · 8141 days ago · 37 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.010 km N of Torbal?, Turkey · 8156 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.75 km SE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 8157 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.97 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 8162 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.911 km SSW of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 8164 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cyjb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.