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M3.0 earthquake 13 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 13 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey on Sun, Jan 16, 2005, 8:24 AM GMT+2 (06:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km NE of Menemen, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-16 06:24:49 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.194° N, 27.780° 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 usp000ddet. 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
84°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.92 km SSW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7930 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.39 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7929 days ago · 14 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.511 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7927 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 4.07 km NE of Menemen, Turkey · 7925 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.015 km E of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 7919 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.01 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7889 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.816 km SW of Gördes, Turkey · 7889 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.310 km ESE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7888 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.016 km ENE of Menemen, Turkey · 7888 days ago · 51 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.45 km SE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7887 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.47 km SSE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7886 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 2.719 km SSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 7930 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.823 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7933 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 4.18 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7933 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.717 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 7933 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.35 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7933 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.818 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 7934 days ago · 16 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 4.021 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7934 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.15 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 7941 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.46 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 7941 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.810 km SSE of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7945 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.74 km S of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7945 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ddet. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:29 AM UTC.