M5.0 earthquake 32 km ESE of Güvercinlik, Turkey

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 32 km ESE of Güvercinlik, Turkey on Tue, Jan 11, 2005, 1:50 AM GMT+2 (23:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 25 km NE of Datça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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 usp000dd0j. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 88.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dd0j (also filed as us2005tcck). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.