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M3.5 earthquake 25 km WSW of Çan, Turkey

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 25 km WSW of Çan, Turkey on Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 12:16 PM GMT+3 (09:16 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km N of Dikili, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-18 09:16:09 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.956° N, 26.771° 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 usp000er81. 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
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.87 km ENE of Gömeç, Turkey · 7347 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.54 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 7345 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.113 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7343 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.622 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7342 days ago · 27 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.313 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7332 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.42 km N of Mytilene, Greece · 7321 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.15 km WNW of Geyikli, Turkey · 7315 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.721 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey · 7295 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 4.015 km N of Dikili, Turkey · 7290 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.916 km S of Gömeç, Turkey · 7360 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.117 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7361 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.818 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7366 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.023 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7366 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.318 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7367 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.316 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.811 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.620 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.120 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.423 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.419 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.318 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.023 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000er81. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.