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M3.8 earthquake 63 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 63 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey on Tue, Mar 1, 2005, 9:38 AM GMT+2 (07:38 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 98 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-01 07:38:43 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.760° N, 29.090° 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 usp000dh90. 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
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.377 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 7884 days ago · 34 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.626 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 7884 days ago · 58 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.640 km S of Kalkan, Turkey · 7879 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.2123 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 7875 days ago · 52 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.111 km SE of Archángelos, Greece · 7856 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.424 km E of Faliraki, Greece · 7853 days ago · 68 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.316 km SSW of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7828 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.998 km SSW of Kalkan, Turkey · 7828 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.827 km SSW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 7889 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.763 km S of Ka?, Turkey · 7904 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.622 km S of Ka?, Turkey · 7904 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.449 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey · 7909 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.343 km S of Ka?, Turkey · 7914 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dh90. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.