Turkey earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 26 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey on Sat, Jan 7, 2006, 5:54 PM GMT+2 (15:54 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 10 km N of Marmaris, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-07 15:54:56 UTC
Depth
15.2 km (9.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.969° N, 27.792° 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 usp000e7sn. 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
53°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e7sn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:39 PM UTC.