Turkey earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 17 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey on Mon, Aug 7, 2006, 4:43 PM GMT+3 (13:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16 km S of Gömeç, 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
2006-08-07 13:43:11 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.680° N, 26.070° 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 usp000eqec. 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

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Station coverage gap
176°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.916 km S of Gömeç, Turkey · 7359 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.211 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7358 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.525 km WSW of Çan, Turkey · 7350 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.87 km ENE of Gömeç, Turkey · 7347 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.54 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 7345 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.113 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7343 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.622 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7342 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.325 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.420 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7340 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.313 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7332 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.540 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7322 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.42 km N of Mytilene, Greece · 7320 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.15 km WNW of Geyikli, Turkey · 7315 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away

Before

  1. 3.210 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7363 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.818 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7366 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.121 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 7366 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.023 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7366 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.318 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7366 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.316 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7367 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.316 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.811 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.620 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.120 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.423 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.419 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.318 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.023 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.228 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7379 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.212 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7382 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.226 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7385 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.329 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7388 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.224 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7388 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqec. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.