M3.1 earthquake 2 km E of Menderes, Turkey
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km E of Menderes, Turkey on Sat, May 22, 2004, 11:23 PM GMT+3 (20:23 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 22 km NW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-05-22 20:23:40 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.251° N, 27.161° 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 usp000cvxk. 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
- 199°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.911 km SSW of Gölmarmara, Turkey · 8164 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.010 km N of Torbal?, Turkey · 8156 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.515 km W of ?zmir, Turkey · 8141 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.822 km NW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 8139 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.617 km SSE of Foça, Turkey · 8135 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.09 km WSW of Chios, Greece · 8117 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cvxk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.