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M4.0 earthquake 20 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey on Tue, Oct 25, 2005, 12:15 AM GMT+3 (21:15 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 22 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-10-24 21:15:36 UTC
Depth
15.6 km (9.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.180° N, 26.566° 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 usp000e2s4. 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
86°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and at least 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 156.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e2s4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:41 PM UTC.