M2.9 earthquake 10 km W of Behram, Turkey
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km W of Behram, Turkey on Thu, Dec 29, 2005, 4:07 AM GMT+2 (02:07 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km SE of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-12-29 02:07:16 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.497° N, 26.212° 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 usp000e74f. 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
- 259°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.010 km NNE of Míthymna, Greece · 7582 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.916 km SSW of Çan, Turkey · 7577 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.917 km W of Pétra, Greece · 7560 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.626 km SW of Çan, Turkey · 7559 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.79 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 7549 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.510 km NNW of Foça, Turkey · 7548 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.63 km WNW of Palaiókipos, Greece · 7542 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.420 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 3.38 km NE of Míthymna, Greece · 7582 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.95 km NNE of Dikili, Turkey · 7582 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.514 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7582 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.525 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 7598 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.936 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 7602 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.541 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7609 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.142 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7610 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e74f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.