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M3.1 earthquake 5 km WNW of Geyikli, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Geyikli, Turkey on Fri, Sep 22, 2006, 9:57 AM GMT+3 (06:57 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 38 km ENE of Mýrina, 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
2006-09-22 06:57:51 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.820° N, 26.150° 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 usp000etjp. 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
185°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.721 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey · 7295 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.015 km N of Dikili, Turkey · 7291 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.345 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 7288 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.321 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7287 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.943 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7287 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.424 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.327 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7283 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.533 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7283 days ago · 38 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.255 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7259 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 4.238 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 7258 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.238 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 7258 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.338 km E of Mýrina, Greece · 7255 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.42 km N of Mytilene, Greece · 7321 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.540 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7323 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.313 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7333 days ago · 18 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.420 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7341 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.325 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7342 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.622 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7342 days ago · 27 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.113 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7343 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.54 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 7345 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000etjp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.