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M2.7 earthquake 19 km SSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 19 km SSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey on Sun, Jan 16, 2005, 8:13 AM GMT+2 (06:13 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 7 km NE of Menemen, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-01-16 06:13:48 UTC
Depth
26.4 km (16.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.070° N, 28.126° 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 usp000ddes. 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

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Station coverage gap
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.013 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7929 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.39 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7928 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.511 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7926 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.07 km NE of Menemen, Turkey · 7924 days ago · 18 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.015 km E of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 7917 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.01 km SSE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7888 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.816 km SW of Gördes, Turkey · 7888 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.310 km ESE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7887 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.016 km ENE of Menemen, Turkey · 7886 days ago · 51 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.45 km SE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7886 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.47 km SSE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7885 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.823 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7932 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.18 km NNE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7932 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.717 km W of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 7932 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.35 km ENE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7932 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.818 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 7933 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.021 km NE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7933 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.15 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 7940 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.46 km SE of Bigadiç, Turkey · 7940 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ddes. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.