M2.7 earthquake 6 km SSW of Kirazl?, Turkey
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Kirazl?, Turkey on Thu, Apr 14, 2005, 2:14 PM GMT+3 (11:14 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 18 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-04-14 11:14:58 UTC
- Depth
- 14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.051° N, 29.010° 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 usp000dnay. 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
- 111°
- Stations used
- 6
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.618 km NE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 7828 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.825 km NNW of Emet, Turkey · 7825 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.010 km WNW of Manyas, Turkey · 7819 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.818 km SSE of Kepsut, Turkey · 7816 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.38 km WSW of Band?rma, Turkey · 7802 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dnay. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.