Turkey earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 13 km WNW of Foça, Turkey

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Foça, Turkey on Tue, May 30, 2006, 5:27 PM GMT+3 (14:27 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 13 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-30 14:27:25 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.720° N, 26.620° 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 usp000ejar. 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
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.99 km E of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 7427 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.423 km N of Psará, Greece · 7426 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.44 km S of Skópelos, Greece · 7417 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.314 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 7417 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 4.213 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7417 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.235 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7416 days ago · 43 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.212 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 7415 days ago · 34 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.46 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7412 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 7411 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.213 km NNW of Urla, Turkey · 7411 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.413 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7410 days ago · 22 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.517 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 7410 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.66 km NNW of Urla, Turkey · 7406 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.39 km NE of Urla, Turkey · 7406 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.116 km NE of Urla, Turkey · 7404 days ago · 42 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.19 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7404 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.06 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7404 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.214 km W of Urla, Turkey · 7404 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.518 km SSE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7404 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.018 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 7403 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 3.06 km W of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 3.25 km SSW of Foça, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 3.115 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7396 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 4.011 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7386 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 3.716 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7386 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 4.014 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7386 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 3.98 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7385 days ago · 34 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 3.618 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 7377 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 3.515 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 7374 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 3.117 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7442 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.49 km S of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7449 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.515 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7452 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.720 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 7453 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ejar. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.