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M3.5 earthquake 18 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Akhisar, Turkey on Wed, Mar 23, 2005, 10:22 AM GMT+2 (08:22 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 18 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-23 08:22:55 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.034° N, 27.991° 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 usp000djvj. 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
50°
Stations used
26

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.56 km SW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 7846 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.37 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 7841 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.618 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 7829 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.19 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 7826 days ago · 47 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.17 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 7820 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.818 km SSE of Kepsut, Turkey · 7817 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.47 km SSE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7887 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.45 km SE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7888 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.016 km ENE of Menemen, Turkey · 7888 days ago · 51 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.310 km ESE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7889 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.816 km SW of Gördes, Turkey · 7890 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.01 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7890 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000djvj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC.