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M3.1 earthquake 18 km NNW of Datça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 18 km NNW of Datça, Turkey on Sun, May 22, 2005, 9:58 PM GMT+3 (18:58 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km SW of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-22 18:58:00 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.900° N, 27.630° 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 usp000drcp. 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
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.026 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7801 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.232 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7794 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7784 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.025 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7779 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.223 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7778 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.215 km E of Kos, Greece · 7774 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.620 km N of Datça, Turkey · 7774 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.325 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7773 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.0Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7773 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.818 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7773 days ago · 25 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.836 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 7773 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.210 km SE of Pythagóreio, Greece · 7770 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.414 km SW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7769 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.1Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7759 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.610 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7758 days ago · 140 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.6Western Turkey · 7755 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.77 km NE of Söke, Turkey · 7752 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 4.17 km N of Kremastí, Greece · 7752 days ago · 58 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.510 km E of Söke, Turkey · 7751 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.230 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 7748 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.029 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7744 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.8Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7743 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 3.411 km SSW of Germencik, Turkey · 7742 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.521 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7802 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.032 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 7804 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.021 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7807 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.18 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7814 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.111 km NW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7817 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.010 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7819 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.024 km ENE of Ula, Turkey · 7823 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.316 km SSW of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7828 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.17 km SE of Turgutreis, Turkey · 7831 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000drcp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:39 AM UTC.