M3.5 earthquake 53 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 53 km WSW of Kalkan, Turkey on Thu, Jun 16, 2005, 9:52 AM GMT+3 (06:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 7 km N of Kremastí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-06-16 06:52:35 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.115° N, 28.847° 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 usp000dt60. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 148°
- Stations used
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.17 km N of Kremastí, Greece · 7752 days ago · 58 km deep · 78 km away
- 4.035 km SW of Kalkan, Turkey · 7732 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.521 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7729 days ago · 28 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.116 km SSW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7725 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.415 km NW of Dalyan, Turkey · 7719 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dt60. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:15 AM UTC.