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M3.6 earthquake 22 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 22 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey on Sat, Aug 26, 2006, 11:34 AM GMT+3 (08:34 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 21 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey. 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
2006-08-26 08:34:07 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.400° N, 25.940° 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 usp000ersu. 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
142°
Stations used
16

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.325 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7343 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.420 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7341 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.313 km SW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7333 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.15 km WNW of Geyikli, Turkey · 7316 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.218 km NNE of Samothráki, Greece · 7313 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.721 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey · 7295 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.345 km ESE of Mýrina, Greece · 7288 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.321 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7287 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.943 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7287 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.424 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 28 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.327 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.533 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7284 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.525 km WSW of Çan, Turkey · 7351 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.117 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7362 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.818 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7367 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.121 km SE of Samothráki, Greece · 7367 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.023 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7367 days ago · 30 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.318 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7367 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.316 km S of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7368 days ago · 55 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.316 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.811 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.620 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 3.120 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7370 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.423 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7370 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.419 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7370 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.318 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7370 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.023 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7370 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ersu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.