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M3.4 earthquake 2 km NNE of Foça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Foça, Turkey on Sat, Jan 1, 2005, 4:57 PM GMT+2 (14:57 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 9 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-01 14:57:28 UTC
Depth
28.5 km (17.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.693° N, 26.768° 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 usp000dcc9. 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
114°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810 km SSE of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7944 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.318 km NNE of Oinoússes, Greece · 7944 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.419 km S of Thymianá, Greece · 7944 days ago · 38 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.23 km WSW of Foça, Turkey · 7939 days ago · 31 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.37 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7938 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 4.35 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7932 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.18 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7932 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.92 km SSW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7929 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.39 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7928 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 4.07 km NE of Menemen, Turkey · 7925 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.431 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7918 days ago · 28 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.59 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7916 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.527 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7912 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 3.36 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7909 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.55 km NE of Oinoússes, Greece · 7895 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.01 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7889 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 3.310 km ESE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7887 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.016 km ENE of Menemen, Turkey · 7887 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.45 km SE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7887 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.47 km SSE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7886 days ago · 23 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 3.74 km S of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7944 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.212 km E of Psará, Greece · 7955 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.217 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7974 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dcc9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC.