Turkey earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 20 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey on Tue, Oct 18, 2005, 7:00 PM GMT+3 (16:00 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 9 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-18 16:00:47 UTC
Depth
14.6 km (9.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.162° N, 26.547° E
Region
Turkey
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (V) at Izmir. Felt at Urla.

From the USGS event page for usp000e25d. 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

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Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e25d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.