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M3.7 earthquake 20 km N of Karaburun, Turkey

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 20 km N of Karaburun, Turkey on Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 3:57 AM GMT+3 (00:57 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 15 km N of Dikili, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-09-15 00:57:48 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.820° N, 26.540° 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 usp000et3s. 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
90°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.515 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7322 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.37 km W of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7321 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.42 km N of Mytilene, Greece · 7321 days ago · 22 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.13 km ENE of Foça, Turkey · 7310 days ago · 43 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.46 km SSW of Menderes, Turkey · 7305 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.222 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 7294 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.89 km S of Loutrá, Greece · 7292 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 4.015 km N of Dikili, Turkey · 7290 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.38 km ENE of Karaburun, Turkey · 7286 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 3.210 km SE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7282 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.110 km SW of Kemalpa?a, Turkey · 7281 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.32 km SE of Menemen, Turkey · 7281 days ago · 39 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.518 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 7275 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.210 km SW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7266 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.332 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.329 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7265 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.330 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7263 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.49 km S of Psará, Greece · 7329 days ago · 63 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.311 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7334 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.53 km SSW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 7339 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.113 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7343 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.013 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7344 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.520 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7345 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.54 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 7345 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.87 km ENE of Gömeç, Turkey · 7347 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000et3s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.