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M3.6 earthquake 28 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 28 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey on Sun, Mar 27, 2005, 6:25 PM GMT+3 (15:25 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-27 15:25:59 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.430° N, 26.050° 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 usp000dk60. 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
154°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.427 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 7851 days ago · 27 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.4Aegean Sea · 7848 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.023 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7845 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.035 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7830 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.23 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7826 days ago · 32 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.25 km SW of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 7819 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.518 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 7816 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.133 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7816 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.323 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7813 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.925 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7812 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.936 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7809 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.323 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7799 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 3.130 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 7864 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.535 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 7867 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.335 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7868 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.435 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7869 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.035 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7869 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.836 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7869 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dk60. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.