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M2.9 earthquake 43 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 43 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey on Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 12:19 AM GMT+3 (21:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 38 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece. 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
2006-10-20 21:19:55 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.700° N, 25.590° 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 usp000evms. 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
163°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.424 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.327 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7283 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.533 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7283 days ago · 38 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.246 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 7272 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.332 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.255 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7258 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 4.238 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 7258 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.238 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 7258 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.338 km E of Mýrina, Greece · 7255 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.930 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 7253 days ago · 28 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.130 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7252 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.415 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7251 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.05 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7241 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.41 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 7241 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 3.213 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7232 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.511 km W of Pétra, Greece · 7230 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.321 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7287 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.345 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 7287 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.15 km WNW of Geyikli, Turkey · 7315 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evms. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.