M3.0 earthquake 18 km NNE of Gediz, Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 18 km NNE of Gediz, Turkey on Thu, Jan 1, 2004, 6:03 AM GMT+2 (04:03 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 5 km SE of Keles, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-01 04:03:14 UTC
- Depth
- 9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.152° N, 29.472° 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 usp000cgq4. 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
- 188°, 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.25 km S of Keles, Turkey · 8306 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.85 km SE of Keles, Turkey · 8303 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.018 km NW of ?hsaniye, Turkey · 8262 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.510 km SSW of Tav?anl?, Turkey · 8261 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.013 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.611 km SW of Domaniç, Turkey · 8259 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.74 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey · 8252 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgq4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.