Turkey earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 18 km WNW of Behram, Turkey

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 18 km WNW of Behram, Turkey on Sun, May 8, 2005, 11:18 PM GMT+3 (20:18 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 24 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey. 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
2005-05-08 20:18:59 UTC
Depth
23.3 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.550° N, 26.133° 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 usp000dq7u. 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
105°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.133 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7816 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.110 km NNE of Míthymna, Greece · 7816 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.310 km NNE of Míthymna, Greece · 7815 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.66 km S of Alt?noluk, Turkey · 7813 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.323 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7813 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.425 km N of Psará, Greece · 7813 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.132 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7813 days ago · 50 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.925 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7812 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.936 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7809 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.029 km N of Psará, Greece · 7809 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.129 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7808 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.233 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 7807 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.137 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7807 days ago · 32 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.131 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 7807 days ago · 41 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.228 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7807 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.323 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7798 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.331 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 7795 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.924 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7791 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.5Near the coast of western Turkey · 7790 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.228 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 7782 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 3.318 km S of Polichnítos, Greece · 7770 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 3.210 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7763 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 3.211 km SSE of Eresós, Greece · 7762 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.39 km N of Míthymna, Greece · 7816 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.513 km N of Míthymna, Greece · 7817 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.45 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 7817 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.25 km SW of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 7818 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.225 km N of Psará, Greece · 7821 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.23 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7826 days ago · 32 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.615 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 7827 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.514 km SSE of Eresós, Greece · 7828 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.035 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7830 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.25 km SW of Gömeç, Turkey · 7834 days ago · 51 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 4.023 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7845 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dq7u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.