Turkey earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 26 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 26 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey on Tue, Jun 15, 2004, 3:02 PM GMT+3 (12:02 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-06-15 12:02:37 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.439° N, 25.871° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.2Mwc, centroid momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
5.19Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.1
5.2Mwc, centroid momentGlobal CMT projectPreliminary

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Canakkale, Turkey and on Samothraki, Greece.

From the USGS event page for usp000cxyq. 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1
Strike 342°, dip 78°, rake 5°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 251°, dip 85°, rake 168°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
335

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.025 km E of Samothráki, Greece · 8141 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.716 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 8141 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.628 km ENE of Gelibolu, Turkey · 8138 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.918 km N of Eceabat, Turkey · 8134 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.025 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8134 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.424 km NE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8131 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.38 km W of Féres, Greece · 8131 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.312 km WNW of Féres, Greece · 8131 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.46 km W of Féres, Greece · 8131 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.810 km ENE of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 8131 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.69 km SSW of Féres, Greece · 8130 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.512 km N of Enez, Turkey · 8130 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.87 km WNW of Féres, Greece · 8130 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.29 km E of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 8130 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.23 km E of Féres, Greece · 8130 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.74 km SW of Féres, Greece · 8130 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.412 km ENE of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 8130 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 3.110 km ESE of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 8130 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.68 km SSE of Féres, Greece · 8130 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.87 km SSW of Féres, Greece · 8130 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 3.46 km SSW of Féres, Greece · 8130 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 3.63 km WSW of Féres, Greece · 8130 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 3.217 km E of Samothráki, Greece · 8129 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 3.12 km W of Féres, Greece · 8129 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 3.57 km S of Féres, Greece · 8129 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 3.38 km SSW of Féres, Greece · 8129 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.15 km S of Féres, Greece · 8129 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 3.911 km E of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 8129 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 3.99 km ESE of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 8129 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 3.84 km SW of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 8127 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 3.610 km SSW of Féres, Greece · 8127 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 3.08 km SW of Féres, Greece · 8127 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 3.012 km NNW of Enez, Turkey · 8127 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  34. 3.711 km SW of Féres, Greece · 8127 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 3.69 km W of Féres, Greece · 8127 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 3.78 km W of Féres, Greece · 8127 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 3.54 km NNE of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 8127 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 3.68 km W of Féres, Greece · 8127 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 4.010 km SW of Féres, Greece · 8127 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 3.310 km NE of Alexandroupoli, Greece · 8127 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.98 km WNW of Féres, Greece · 8124 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 3.124 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8124 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  43. 3.39 km W of Féres, Greece · 8121 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  44. 3.032 km S of Enez, Turkey · 8098 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  45. 2.95 km SE of Geyikli, Turkey · 8088 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 3.928 km S of Malkara, Turkey · 8084 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 3.622 km E of Enez, Turkey · 8083 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cxyq (also filed as gcmtc061504c, gcmt20040615120237, iscgem7356843). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.