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M3.5 earthquake 19 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 19 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey on Sun, Apr 18, 2004, 11:59 PM GMT+3 (20:59 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 19 km SE of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-18 20:59:14 UTC
Depth
40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.060° N, 26.700° 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 usp000csvw. 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
179°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.819 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 8200 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.411 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 8200 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.712 km ENE of Skála, Greece · 8188 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.636 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8185 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.022 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 8169 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.12 km E of Menderes, Turkey · 8166 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.723 km WSW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 8162 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.010 km N of Torbal?, Turkey · 8156 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.515 km W of ?zmir, Turkey · 8141 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 3.54 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 8201 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.24 km SW of Germencik, Turkey · 8214 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.118 km W of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8226 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000csvw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.