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M3.1 earthquake 29 km NE of Datça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Datça, Turkey on Fri, Jul 28, 2006, 5:47 PM GMT+3 (14:47 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20 km NW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-07-28 14:47:59 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.930° N, 27.920° 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 usp000eps5. 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
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.822 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.627 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7360 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.628 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7360 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.312 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7359 days ago · 59 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 4.032 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 7359 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 4.030 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7358 days ago · 25 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.231 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7358 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.125 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7346 days ago · 26 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.99 km NE of Mandráki, Greece · 7334 days ago · 124 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 4.520 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7328 days ago · 77 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.526 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7324 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.95 km NNE of Milas, Turkey · 7323 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 7315 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.216 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7377 days ago · 32 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.327 km NW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7378 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 4.112 km SE of Mandráki, Greece · 7390 days ago · 119 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.77 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7396 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.210 km E of Lárdos, Greece · 7397 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.65 km SSE of Bay?r, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.926 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 24 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 3.024 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.923 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7400 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 2.924 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7400 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.71 km W of Bay?r, Turkey · 7400 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.726 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7401 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.70 km WSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7401 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eps5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.