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M2.6 earthquake 8 km N of Çan, Turkey

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km N of Çan, Turkey on Tue, Dec 5, 2006, 10:10 AM GMT+2 (08:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 15 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-05 08:10:27 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.109° N, 27.035° 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 usp000ezjn. 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
162°
Stations used
5

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.66 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7239 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.619 km NE of Gelibolu, Turkey · 7232 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.015 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7219 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.720 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7218 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.4Aegean Sea · 7218 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.67 km ESE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7216 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.512 km NW of Erdek, Turkey · 7216 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.821 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 7207 days ago · 31 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.915 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 7201 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.511 km NNW of Band?rma, Turkey · 7190 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.624 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 7255 days ago · 20 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.013 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 7264 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ezjn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.