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M3.6 earthquake 22 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey on Wed, Apr 12, 2006, 6:32 AM GMT+3 (03:32 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-12 03:32:59 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.150° N, 26.570° 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 usp000ee8v. 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
166°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.213 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7476 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.118 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7476 days ago · 31 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.120 km SSE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7471 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.414 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7471 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.720 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 7453 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.515 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7452 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.49 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7449 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.117 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7442 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.713 km WNW of Foça, Turkey · 7429 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.34 km E of Plomári, Greece · 7482 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.610 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7483 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.420 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7485 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.418 km S of Plomári, Greece · 7488 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.314 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7492 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.322 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7493 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.26 km N of Torbal?, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 57 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.218 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.515 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7501 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.019 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7501 days ago · 32 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.413 km WSW of Menderes, Turkey · 7502 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.521 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7503 days ago · 31 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.111 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7504 days ago · 49 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.23 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 7505 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 3.217 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7506 days ago · 40 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ee8v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.