M2.9 earthquake 27 km SSW of Kale, Turkey

Magnitude

2.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Feb 16, 2006, 1:30 PM GMT+2

UTC

2006-02-16 11:30:05 UTC

Depth

22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.204° N, 28.754° E

Region

Turkey

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000ea5e. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

105°

Stations used

8

• Muğla, TurkeyPopulation 92,328. Forecast34 kmE
• Denizli, TurkeyPopulation 313,238. Forecast70 kmSSW
• Antalya, TurkeyPopulation 1,335,002. Forecast175 kmWNW

After

1. 3.35 km WNW of Ortaca, TurkeyWed, Feb 22, 9:01 AM GMT+2 · 7527 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
2. 3.416 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyThu, Mar 2, 2:32 AM GMT+2 · 7519 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
3. 3.98 km N of Ródos, GreeceWed, Mar 15, 5:17 AM GMT+2 · 7506 days ago · 62 km deep · 90 km away
4. 3.019 km SSE of Sarigerme, TurkeyWed, Mar 15, 12:14 PM GMT+2 · 7506 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
5. 2.922 km NE of Datça, TurkeyFri, Mar 17, 11:14 AM GMT+2 · 7504 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
6. 3.024 km NW of Marmaris, TurkeySat, Mar 18, 3:45 PM GMT+2 · 7502 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
7. 3.422 km NNE of Datça, TurkeySun, Mar 19, 9:42 PM GMT+2 · 7501 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
8. 3.118 km SE of Sarigerme, TurkeyMon, Mar 20, 3:36 PM GMT+2 · 7500 days ago · 14 km deep · 70 km away
9. 3.022 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Mar 21, 8:39 AM GMT+2 · 7500 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
10. 3.924 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Mar 21, 12:16 PM GMT+2 · 7500 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
11. 3.414 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Mar 21, 11:28 PM GMT+2 · 7499 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
12. 2.917 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyWed, Mar 22, 3:49 AM GMT+2 · 7499 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
13. 3.726 km SSE of Sarigerme, TurkeyFri, Mar 24, 9:59 PM GMT+2 · 7496 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
14. 3.626 km SSE of Sarigerme, TurkeyFri, Mar 24, 10:50 PM GMT+2 · 7496 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
15. 3.330 km SW of Ölüdeniz, TurkeySat, Mar 25, 12:47 PM GMT+2 · 7495 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
16. 3.224 km SSW of Sarigerme, TurkeyMon, Mar 27, 5:31 AM GMT+3 · 7494 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
17. 3.318 km ESE of Sými, GreeceTue, Mar 28, 1:25 PM GMT+3 · 7493 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
18. 3.924 km SE of Güvercinlik, TurkeyWed, Apr 5, 12:51 AM GMT+3 · 7485 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
19. 3.325 km SE of Güvercinlik, TurkeyMon, Apr 10, 11:52 AM GMT+3 · 7480 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
20. 3.515 km NNW of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 12:10 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
21. 3.213 km SW of Ula, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 12:15 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away

Before

1. 3.423 km ESE of Güvercinlik, TurkeyFri, Feb 3, 9:09 AM GMT+2 · 7546 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
2. 2.99 km SSE of Buharkent, TurkeyThu, Feb 2, 12:49 PM GMT+2 · 7546 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
3. 3.221 km SSE of Güvercinlik, TurkeyTue, Jan 31, 5:53 AM GMT+2 · 7549 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
4. 3.12 km W of Göcek, TurkeyMon, Jan 23, 5:28 AM GMT+2 · 7557 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
5. 4.29 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyFri, Jan 20, 12:40 PM GMT+2 · 7559 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
6. 4.410 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyFri, Jan 20, 11:39 AM GMT+2 · 7560 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea5e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC.