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M3.2 earthquake 5 km SW of Gömeç, Turkey

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Gömeç, Turkey on Thu, Apr 21, 2005, 4:14 AM GMT+3 (01:14 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km S of Alt?noluk, 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
2005-04-21 01:14:09 UTC
Depth
51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.350° N, 26.800° 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 usp000dnvt. 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
207°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.514 km SSE of Eresós, Greece · 7829 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.615 km NE of Mantamádos, Greece · 7828 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.25 km SW of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 7819 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.17 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 7819 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.45 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 7818 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.513 km N of Míthymna, Greece · 7818 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.39 km N of Míthymna, Greece · 7817 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.518 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 7817 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.110 km NNE of Míthymna, Greece · 7816 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.310 km NNE of Míthymna, Greece · 7815 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.66 km S of Alt?noluk, Turkey · 7814 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.5Near the coast of western Turkey · 7791 days ago · 54 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.37 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 7839 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.56 km SW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 7844 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.226 km S of Eresós, Greece · 7852 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.338 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7854 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dnvt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.