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M3.2 earthquake 18 km N of Datça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 18 km N of Datça, Turkey on Sun, Sep 18, 2005, 4:36 AM GMT+3 (01:36 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 28 km ESE of Güvercinlik, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-09-18 01:36:42 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.900° N, 27.700° 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 usp000dzn2. 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
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.628 km ESE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7684 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.210 km NW of Agía Marína, Greece · 7679 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.23 km SSE of Ula, Turkey · 7678 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.44 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7678 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.012 km ESE of Kardámaina, Greece · 7675 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.420 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7671 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.410 km SE of Koçarl?, Turkey · 7666 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.27 km WNW of Mandráki, Greece · 7660 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.627 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7658 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.327 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7657 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.23 km N of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7638 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.33 km SSW of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7638 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.96 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7628 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.325 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7625 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.914 km WNW of Datça, Turkey · 7624 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 3.224 km W of Émponas, Greece · 7687 days ago · 46 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.115 km NNW of Didim, Turkey · 7695 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.226 km E of Ula, Turkey · 7701 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.218 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 7701 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.517 km S of Turgut, Turkey · 7707 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dzn2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:45 PM UTC.