M3.8 earthquake 20 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 20 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey on Fri, May 5, 2006, 1:28 AM GMT+3 (22:28 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-05-04 22:28:06 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.388° N, 25.883° 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 usp000eg9y. 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
- 91°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.627 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7419 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.428 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7418 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.636 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7418 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.728 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7416 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.320 km S of Samothráki, Greece · 7404 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.221 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7404 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.426 km E of Samothráki, Greece · 7396 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eg9y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.