M3.6 earthquake Western Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Sat, Mar 20, 2004, 9:50 PM GMT+2 (19:50 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-03-20 19:50:02 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.510° N, 26.470° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- 222°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.019 km WNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8214 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.33 km ENE of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8180 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.132 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 8178 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cqfs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.