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M2.8 earthquake 18 km SSE of Kepsut, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Kepsut, Turkey on Mon, May 9, 2005, 11:44 PM GMT+3 (20:44 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 19 km ESE of Yenice, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-09 20:44:25 UTC
Depth
25.3 km (15.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.537° N, 28.250° 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 usp000dqaz. 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
138°
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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.38 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 7803 days ago · 45 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.219 km ESE of Yenice, Turkey · 7775 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.613 km S of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 7768 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.010 km WNW of Manyas, Turkey · 7820 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.17 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 7820 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.825 km NNW of Emet, Turkey · 7825 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.618 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 7828 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.37 km ENE of Soma, Turkey · 7841 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.76 km SSW of Kirazl?, Turkey · 7842 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.99 km NNW of Susurluk, Turkey · 7843 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.56 km SW of Bal?kesir, Turkey · 7845 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.84 km S of Gönen, Turkey · 7847 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dqaz. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:11 PM UTC.