M3.9 earthquake 16 km S of Gömeç, Turkey

Magnitude

3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Aug 9, 2006, 12:42 AM GMT+3

UTC

2006-08-08 21:42:09 UTC

Depth

8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.243° N, 26.858° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000eqhg. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

169°

Stations used

28

• Ayvalık, TurkeyPopulation 70,002. Forecast17 kmESE
• Çiğli, TurkeyPopulation 214,065. Forecast85 kmNNW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast95 kmNNW

After

1. 3.211 km SSW of Plomári, GreeceThu, Aug 10, 2:55 AM GMT+3 · 7359 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
2. 3.525 km WSW of Çan, TurkeyFri, Aug 18, 12:16 PM GMT+3 · 7351 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
3. 3.87 km ENE of Gömeç, TurkeyMon, Aug 21, 5:27 PM GMT+3 · 7348 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
4. 3.54 km NW of Behram, TurkeyWed, Aug 23, 8:08 PM GMT+3 · 7346 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
5. 3.113 km NNW of Míthymna, GreeceFri, Aug 25, 2:39 PM GMT+3 · 7344 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
6. 3.53 km SSW of Saruhanl?, TurkeyWed, Aug 30, 12:33 AM GMT+3 · 7339 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
7. 3.311 km WNW of Alia?a, TurkeyMon, Sep 4, 12:15 AM GMT+3 · 7334 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
8. 3.313 km SW of Bozcaada, TurkeyTue, Sep 5, 4:54 AM GMT+3 · 7333 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
9. 3.720 km N of Karaburun, TurkeyFri, Sep 15, 3:57 AM GMT+3 · 7323 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
10. 3.515 km WSW of Çandarl?, TurkeyFri, Sep 15, 4:02 AM GMT+3 · 7323 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
11. 3.37 km W of Çandarl?, TurkeySat, Sep 16, 4:55 AM GMT+3 · 7322 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
12. 3.42 km N of Mytilene, GreeceSun, Sep 17, 12:45 AM GMT+3 · 7321 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
13. 3.15 km WNW of Geyikli, TurkeyFri, Sep 22, 9:57 AM GMT+3 · 7316 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
14. 3.13 km ENE of Foça, TurkeyWed, Sep 27, 4:32 PM GMT+3 · 7311 days ago · 43 km deep · 63 km away
15. 3.83 km SE of Sava?tepe, TurkeySun, Oct 1, 7:28 PM GMT+3 · 7307 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
16. 3.85 km ESE of Sava?tepe, TurkeySun, Oct 1, 7:57 PM GMT+3 · 7307 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
17. 3.515 km ESE of Sava?tepe, TurkeySun, Oct 1, 10:08 PM GMT+3 · 7306 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away

Before

1. 3.77 km SE of Saruhanl?, TurkeyTue, Aug 8, 7:10 PM GMT+3 · 7361 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
2. 3.117 km S of Bozcaada, TurkeyMon, Aug 7, 4:43 PM GMT+3 · 7362 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
3. 3.411 km ENE of Oinoússes, GreeceSun, Aug 6, 8:40 PM GMT+3 · 7363 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
4. 3.210 km SW of Polichnítos, GreeceSat, Aug 5, 2:08 PM GMT+3 · 7364 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.810 km WSW of K?rka?aç, TurkeyTue, Aug 1, 12:22 PM GMT+3 · 7368 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
6. 3.58 km SE of Yeni?akran, TurkeyMon, Jul 31, 1:52 AM GMT+3 · 7369 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
7. 3.112 km WSW of Çandarl?, TurkeySun, Jul 30, 1:57 AM GMT+3 · 7370 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
8. 3.515 km N of Karaburun, TurkeyTue, Jul 25, 12:38 AM GMT+3 · 7375 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
9. 3.212 km SSW of Bozcaada, TurkeySun, Jul 16, 11:13 PM GMT+3 · 7383 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
10. 3.98 km WNW of Yenifoça, TurkeyFri, Jul 14, 1:46 AM GMT+3 · 7386 days ago · 34 km deep · 53 km away
11. 4.014 km WNW of Yenifoça, TurkeyThu, Jul 13, 3:15 AM GMT+3 · 7387 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
12. 3.716 km WNW of Karaburun, TurkeyWed, Jul 12, 5:43 PM GMT+3 · 7388 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
13. 4.011 km NW of Yenifoça, TurkeyWed, Jul 12, 5:40 PM GMT+3 · 7388 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqhg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:16 AM UTC.