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M3.6 earthquake 28 km NNE of Datça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 28 km NNE of Datça, Turkey on Tue, Aug 8, 2006, 9:56 PM GMT+3 (18:56 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-08 18:56:23 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.965° N, 27.821° 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 usp000eqh0. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
54°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.312 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7360 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.032 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 7359 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.030 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7358 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.231 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7358 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.77 km W of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7352 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.125 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7346 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 3.99 km NE of Mandráki, Greece · 7334 days ago · 124 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.520 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7328 days ago · 77 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.526 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7324 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.95 km NNE of Milas, Turkey · 7323 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 7315 days ago · 39 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.031 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7309 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.530 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7304 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.530 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7304 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 3.325 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7302 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.918 km SE of Kos, Greece · 7301 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.223 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7301 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.022 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7300 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.627 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7360 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.822 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.129 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7371 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.522 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7372 days ago · 129 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.216 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7377 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.327 km NW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7378 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqh0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:43 AM UTC.