M3.0 earthquake 28 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 28 km NE of Ortaca, Turkey on Thu, May 20, 2004, 9:56 AM GMT+3 (06:56 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km ENE of Mu?la, 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
- 2004-05-20 06:56:38 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.053° N, 28.948° 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 usp000cvn4. 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
- 168°
- Stations used
- 7
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.318 km ENE of Mu?la, Turkey · 8162 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.133 km SW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 8159 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.410 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 8139 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.016 km ENE of Mu?la, Turkey · 8132 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.72 km NW of Bozarmut, Turkey · 8129 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.916 km SW of Bozarmut, Turkey · 8122 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cvn4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.