M2.9 earthquake 17 km NNE of Datça, Turkey

Magnitude

2.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Mar 22, 2006, 3:49 AM GMT+2

UTC

2006-03-22 01:49:38 UTC

Depth

36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.880° N, 27.760° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000ecp3. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

197°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Bodrum, TurkeyPopulation 39,317. Forecast34 kmESE
• Aydın, TurkeyPopulation 163,022. Forecast108 kmS
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast179 kmSSE

After

1. 3.224 km SSW of Sarigerme, TurkeyMon, Mar 27, 5:31 AM GMT+3 · 7494 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
2. 3.318 km ESE of Sými, GreeceTue, Mar 28, 1:25 PM GMT+3 · 7493 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
3. 2.934 km SW of Émponas, GreeceWed, Mar 29, 12:11 AM GMT+3 · 7492 days ago · 42 km deep · 96 km away
4. 3.924 km SE of Güvercinlik, TurkeyWed, Apr 5, 12:51 AM GMT+3 · 7485 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
5. 3.425 km WSW of Kéfalos, GreeceFri, Apr 7, 9:43 AM GMT+3 · 7483 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
6. 3.325 km SE of Güvercinlik, TurkeyMon, Apr 10, 11:52 AM GMT+3 · 7480 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
7. 3.514 km SSE of Kos, GreeceMon, Apr 10, 4:28 PM GMT+3 · 7480 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
8. 3.59 km SSE of Kos, GreeceWed, Apr 12, 8:56 AM GMT+3 · 7478 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
9. 3.122 km WSW of Mandráki, GreeceSat, Apr 15, 2:14 AM GMT+3 · 7475 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
10. 3.515 km NNW of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 12:10 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
11. 3.213 km SW of Ula, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 12:15 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
12. 4.114 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 2:53 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
13. 3.415 km SW of Ula, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 2:57 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
14. 3.516 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 3:02 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
15. 3.14 km NNE of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 5:00 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
16. 3.49 km SW of Ula, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 5:02 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
17. 3.75 km NNE of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 10:10 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 23 km deep · 49 km away
18. 3.214 km NNW of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 10:15 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
19. 4.211 km NNE of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 11:18 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
20. 3.714 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 11:31 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
21. 3.616 km SW of Ula, TurkeyTue, Apr 18, 2:36 AM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
22. 4.016 km SW of Ula, TurkeyTue, Apr 18, 4:21 AM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
23. 3.515 km NNW of Marmaris, TurkeyTue, Apr 18, 4:47 AM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
24. 2.814 km NW of ?çmeler, TurkeyTue, Apr 18, 1:29 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
25. 4.78 km SSW of Kéfalos, GreeceWed, Apr 19, 8:40 AM GMT+3 · 7471 days ago · 131 km deep · 77 km away
26. 3.213 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyFri, Apr 21, 3:16 AM GMT+3 · 7469 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
27. 3.021 km SW of Mandráki, GreeceWed, May 10, 1:07 AM GMT+3 · 7450 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
28. 3.527 km NE of Datça, TurkeyWed, May 10, 7:25 AM GMT+3 · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
29. 3.231 km SW of Bay?r, TurkeyWed, May 10, 8:53 AM GMT+3 · 7450 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
30. 2.923 km NW of Marmaris, TurkeyThu, May 11, 9:33 AM GMT+3 · 7449 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away
31. 3.631 km SW of Bay?r, TurkeySat, May 13, 1:44 AM GMT+3 · 7447 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
32. 3.23 km ESE of Dalaman, TurkeyMon, May 15, 6:45 AM GMT+3 · 7445 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
33. 2.98 km E of Milas, TurkeyMon, May 15, 10:58 AM GMT+3 · 7445 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
34. 2.810 km WSW of Bay?r, TurkeyMon, May 15, 12:21 PM GMT+3 · 7445 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
35. 2.76 km S of Bay?r, TurkeyMon, May 15, 12:32 PM GMT+3 · 7445 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
36. 3.329 km WSW of Émponas, GreeceWed, May 17, 9:17 PM GMT+3 · 7443 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
37. 3.513 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyThu, May 18, 3:10 PM GMT+3 · 7442 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away

Before

1. 2.719 km WSW of Mandráki, GreeceTue, Mar 21, 11:31 PM GMT+2 · 7499 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
2. 3.414 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Mar 21, 11:28 PM GMT+2 · 7499 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
3. 3.924 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Mar 21, 12:16 PM GMT+2 · 7500 days ago · 16 km deep · 7 km away
4. 3.022 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Mar 21, 8:39 AM GMT+2 · 7500 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
5. 3.518 km S of Sými, GreeceMon, Mar 20, 9:19 PM GMT+2 · 7501 days ago · 83 km deep · 49 km away
6. 3.422 km NNE of Datça, TurkeySun, Mar 19, 9:42 PM GMT+2 · 7501 days ago · 35 km deep · 6 km away
7. 3.114 km SW of Mandráki, GreeceSun, Mar 19, 1:32 AM GMT+2 · 7502 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
8. 3.024 km NW of Marmaris, TurkeySat, Mar 18, 3:45 PM GMT+2 · 7503 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
9. 2.922 km NE of Datça, TurkeyFri, Mar 17, 11:14 AM GMT+2 · 7504 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
10. 3.98 km N of Ródos, GreeceWed, Mar 15, 5:17 AM GMT+2 · 7506 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
11. 3.26 km SSW of Datça, TurkeySun, Mar 5, 3:20 AM GMT+2 · 7516 days ago · 25 km deep · 24 km away
12. 3.416 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyThu, Mar 2, 2:32 AM GMT+2 · 7519 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
13. 3.35 km WNW of Ortaca, TurkeyWed, Feb 22, 9:01 AM GMT+2 · 7527 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ecp3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.