M3.6 earthquake 13 km E of Marmara, Turkey
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 13 km E of Marmara, Turkey on Sun, Jan 16, 2005, 11:57 AM GMT+2 (09:57 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2005-01-16 09:57:53 UTC
- Depth
- 20.9 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.608° N, 27.717° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt in the Erdek area.
From the USGS event page for usp000ddfc. 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
- 47°
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.811 km SSW of Kumba?, Turkey · 7904 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.113 km ENE of Marmara, Turkey · 7904 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.920 km SW of Kumba?, Turkey · 7879 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.119 km NW of Gönen, Turkey · 7870 days ago · 38 km deep · 46 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ddfc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.