M4.0 earthquake 7 km NE of Menemen, Turkey

Magnitude

4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Jan 21, 2005, 1:27 AM GMT+2

UTC

2005-01-20 23:27:34 UTC

Depth

17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.657° N, 27.135° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000ddwj. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

43°

Stations used

45

• Menemen, TurkeyPopulation 53,489. Forecast8 kmNE
• Çiğli, TurkeyPopulation 214,065. Forecast19 kmNNE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast27 kmN

After

1. 4.59 km SSE of Seferihisar, TurkeySat, Jan 29, 8:52 PM GMT+2 · 7917 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
2. 3.36 km S of Selçuk, TurkeySat, Feb 5, 10:31 AM GMT+2 · 7910 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
3. 3.36 km W of Seferihisar, TurkeySat, Feb 5, 5:53 PM GMT+2 · 7910 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
4. 3.55 km NE of Oinoússes, GreeceSun, Feb 20, 4:50 AM GMT+2 · 7896 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
5. 3.01 km SSE of K?rka?aç, TurkeySat, Feb 26, 8:36 AM GMT+2 · 7889 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
6. 2.816 km SW of Gördes, TurkeySat, Feb 26, 9:32 AM GMT+2 · 7889 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
7. 3.310 km ESE of Yeni?akran, TurkeySun, Feb 27, 8:30 PM GMT+2 · 7888 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
8. 3.016 km ENE of Menemen, TurkeySun, Feb 27, 9:47 PM GMT+2 · 7888 days ago · 51 km deep · 9 km away
9. 3.45 km SE of Yeni?akran, TurkeyMon, Feb 28, 2:47 AM GMT+2 · 7888 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
10. 3.47 km SSE of Yeni?akran, TurkeyTue, Mar 1, 8:36 AM GMT+2 · 7886 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
11. 3.510 km S of Seferihisar, TurkeyFri, Mar 4, 4:57 AM GMT+2 · 7884 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
12. 3.87 km NE of Kokkári, GreeceThu, Mar 17, 7:01 AM GMT+2 · 7871 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
13. 3.82 km NE of Kokkári, GreeceThu, Mar 17, 7:03 AM GMT+2 · 7871 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
14. 3.43 km NE of Samos, GreeceThu, Mar 17, 5:30 PM GMT+2 · 7870 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away

Before

1. 3.511 km NE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyWed, Jan 19, 10:25 AM GMT+2 · 7927 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
2. 3.39 km NNE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyMon, Jan 17, 4:52 PM GMT+2 · 7929 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.92 km SSW of Yenifoça, TurkeySun, Jan 16, 10:36 PM GMT+2 · 7930 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
4. 3.013 km NE of K?rka?aç, TurkeySun, Jan 16, 8:24 AM GMT+2 · 7930 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.719 km SSW of S?nd?rg?, TurkeySun, Jan 16, 8:13 AM GMT+2 · 7930 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
6. 3.823 km NE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jan 13, 6:12 PM GMT+2 · 7933 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
7. 4.18 km NNE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jan 13, 3:39 PM GMT+2 · 7933 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
8. 3.717 km W of S?nd?rg?, TurkeyThu, Jan 13, 3:37 PM GMT+2 · 7933 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
9. 4.35 km ENE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyThu, Jan 13, 1:00 PM GMT+2 · 7933 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
10. 3.818 km SE of Sava?tepe, TurkeyWed, Jan 12, 5:53 PM GMT+2 · 7934 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
11. 4.021 km NE of K?rka?aç, TurkeyWed, Jan 12, 1:25 PM GMT+2 · 7934 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
12. 3.37 km WSW of Polichnítos, GreeceSat, Jan 8, 7:08 AM GMT+2 · 7939 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
13. 3.23 km WSW of Foça, TurkeyThu, Jan 6, 10:11 PM GMT+2 · 7940 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
14. 3.318 km NNE of Oinoússes, GreeceSat, Jan 1, 6:01 PM GMT+2 · 7945 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
15. 2.810 km SSE of Yenifoça, TurkeySat, Jan 1, 5:06 PM GMT+2 · 7945 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away
16. 3.42 km NNE of Foça, TurkeySat, Jan 1, 4:57 PM GMT+2 · 7945 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
17. 3.74 km S of Yenifoça, TurkeySat, Jan 1, 4:48 PM GMT+2 · 7945 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ddwj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:41 PM UTC.