M3.0 earthquake 2 km S of Bigadiç, Turkey
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km S of Bigadiç, Turkey on Fri, Dec 29, 2006, 6:03 AM GMT+2 (04:03 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 10 km ESE of Dursunbey, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-12-29 04:03:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.374° N, 28.135° 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 usp000f181. 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
- 74°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 2.810 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 7219 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.811 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 7221 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.911 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 7221 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.88 km WSW of Soma, Turkey · 7222 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.40 km N of Akhisar, Turkey · 7237 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.94 km ESE of Akhisar, Turkey · 7238 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.58 km E of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 7248 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.77 km SE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7248 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f181. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.