M3.6 earthquake 18 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 18 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey on Thu, Apr 28, 2005, 12:06 PM GMT+3 (09:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 19 km ESE of Yenice, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-04-28 09:06:07 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.490° N, 28.300° 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 usp000dpe1. 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
- 212°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.825 km NNW of Emet, Turkey · 7825 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.17 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 7819 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.010 km WNW of Manyas, Turkey · 7819 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.818 km SSE of Kepsut, Turkey · 7816 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.38 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 7802 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.219 km ESE of Yenice, Turkey · 7774 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 3.37 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 7840 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.76 km SSW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 7842 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.99 km NNW of Susurluk, Turkey · 7842 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.56 km SW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 7845 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.84 km S of Gönen, Turkey · 7846 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dpe1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.