Turkey earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 10 km N of Ayd?n, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 10 km N of Ayd?n, Turkey on Mon, May 8, 2006, 7:53 PM GMT+3 (16:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 6 km WSW of Buharkent, 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
2006-05-08 16:53:34 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.940° N, 27.830° 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 usp000egkr. 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
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.49 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7449 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.631 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7448 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.98 km E of Milas, Turkey · 7445 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.810 km WSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7445 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.76 km S of Bay?r, Turkey · 7445 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.20 km NNW of Acarlar, Turkey · 7434 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.63 km N of Koçarl?, Turkey · 7432 days ago · 14 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.731 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 7431 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.99 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 7428 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.86 km WSW of Buharkent, Turkey · 7424 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 4.07 km SW of Buharkent, Turkey · 7424 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.06 km SW of Buharkent, Turkey · 7424 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.15 km SW of Buharkent, Turkey · 7424 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.210 km NW of Babada?, Turkey · 7424 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.46 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7412 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7412 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.116 km NE of Urla, Turkey · 7405 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.06 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7405 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.85 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7404 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.71 km ENE of Bay?r, Turkey · 7404 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.93 km W of Bay?r, Turkey · 7403 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.63 km WNW of Mu?la, Turkey · 7403 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 2.74 km SSE of Bay?r, Turkey · 7403 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.77 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7402 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.70 km WSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7401 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.71 km W of Bay?r, Turkey · 7400 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 2.65 km SSE of Bay?r, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 2.77 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7396 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000egkr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.