Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 11 km SSE of Bergama, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Bergama, Turkey on Thu, Mar 2, 2006, 12:44 PM GMT+2 (10:44 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 3 km WSW of Edremit, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-02 10:44:06 UTC
Depth
17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.025° N, 27.233° 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 usp000eb5t. 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
141°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.513 km NNW of Urla, Turkey · 7514 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.416 km SW of Menemen, Turkey · 7511 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.521 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7503 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.413 km WSW of Menderes, Turkey · 7502 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.83 km WSW of Edremit, Turkey · 7501 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.26 km N of Torbal?, Turkey · 7498 days ago · 57 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.214 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7498 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.418 km S of Plomári, Greece · 7487 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.34 km ENE of Behram, Turkey · 7484 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.610 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7483 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.518 km NW of Edremit, Turkey · 7483 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.34 km E of Plomári, Greece · 7481 days ago · 39 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.616 km W of Urla, Turkey · 7541 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.63 km WNW of Palaiókipos, Greece · 7542 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.413 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7545 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.48 km S of Turgutlu, Turkey · 7546 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.510 km NNW of Foça, Turkey · 7548 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.79 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 7548 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eb5t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.