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M2.9 earthquake 19 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 19 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey on Tue, Dec 26, 2006, 8:33 AM GMT+2 (06:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 18 km S of Elmal?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-26 06:33:06 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.097° N, 29.293° 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 usp000f10e. 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
143°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.70 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7218 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.318 km WSW of Ula, Turkey · 7218 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.80 km ENE of Bay?r, Turkey · 7217 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.80 km W of Bay?r, Turkey · 7217 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.36 km SE of Bozkurt, Turkey · 7215 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.38 km WSW of Ula, Turkey · 7206 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.73 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7205 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.314 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7196 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.26 km N of Ula, Turkey · 7189 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.414 km SW of Yaniklar, Turkey · 7178 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 4.118 km S of Elmal?, Turkey · 7177 days ago · 28 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.119 km WSW of Burdur, Turkey · 7220 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 4.421 km SE of Korkuteli, Turkey · 7228 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f10e. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.