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M3.6 earthquake 26 km SW of Çan, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Çan, Turkey on Sat, Jan 21, 2006, 3:48 AM GMT+2 (01:48 UTC), 25 km (16 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
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-21 01:48:21 UTC
Depth
25.4 km (15.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.890° N, 26.805° 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 usp000e8jk. 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
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.63 km WNW of Palaiókipos, Greece · 7542 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.326 km S of Enez, Turkey · 7529 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.324 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.228 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.420 km NW of Eceabat, Turkey · 7528 days ago · 22 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.427 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7526 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.019 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7508 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.627 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7507 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.66 km N of Gönen, Turkey · 7506 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.83 km WSW of Edremit, Turkey · 7501 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 2.917 km W of Pétra, Greece · 7561 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.419 km NW of Biga, Turkey · 7567 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 2.916 km SSW of Çan, Turkey · 7577 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.810 km NNW of Soma, Turkey · 7581 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.010 km NNE of Míthymna, Greece · 7582 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.910 km W of Behram, Turkey · 7582 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.38 km NE of Míthymna, Greece · 7583 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.95 km NNE of Dikili, Turkey · 7583 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.815 km W of Erdek, Turkey · 7585 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e8jk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:04 AM UTC.