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M3.1 earthquake 20 km SSE of Alaçat?, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 20 km SSE of Alaçat?, Turkey on Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 6:25 PM GMT+3 (15:25 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-18 15:25:22 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.120° N, 26.490° 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 usp000eevc. 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
155°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.414 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.720 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 7453 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.515 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7453 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.49 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7449 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.1Aegean Sea · 7445 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.117 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7442 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.713 km WNW of Foça, Turkey · 7430 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.44 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 7417 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.314 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 7417 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 4.213 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7417 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.212 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 7415 days ago · 34 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.46 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7412 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.118 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7477 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.213 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7477 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.622 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7478 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.34 km E of Plomári, Greece · 7482 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.610 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7484 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.420 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7485 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.418 km S of Plomári, Greece · 7488 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.314 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7493 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 3.322 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7493 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.26 km N of Torbal?, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 57 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.218 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.515 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7501 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.019 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7501 days ago · 32 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eevc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.