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M3.3 earthquake 13 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 13 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey on Tue, Sep 5, 2006, 4:54 AM GMT+3 (01:54 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 40 km WNW of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-05 01:54:01 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.750° N, 25.950° 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 usp000esg2. 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
150°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.540 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7322 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.42 km N of Mytilene, Greece · 7320 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.15 km WNW of Geyikli, Turkey · 7315 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.345 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 7287 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.321 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7287 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.943 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7286 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.424 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.327 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7283 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.533 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7283 days ago · 38 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.420 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7340 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.325 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.622 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7342 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.113 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7343 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 3.54 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 7345 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.87 km ENE of Gömeç, Turkey · 7347 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.525 km WSW of Çan, Turkey · 7350 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.916 km S of Gömeç, Turkey · 7359 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.117 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7361 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000esg2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:30 AM UTC.