Turkey earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 20 km NE of Karacabey, Turkey

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Karacabey, Turkey on Tue, Dec 5, 2006, 9:00 AM GMT+2 (07:00 UTC), 23 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 20 km N of Karacabey, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-05 07:00:09 UTC
Depth
23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.342° N, 28.531° 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 usp000ezjf. 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
61°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.66 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7239 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 4.620 km N of Karacabey, Turkey · 7227 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.56 km S of Kirazl?, Turkey · 7223 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.69 km NW of Mudanya, Turkey · 7223 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.510 km NE of Mudanya, Turkey · 7222 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.67 km ESE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7216 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.512 km NW of Erdek, Turkey · 7216 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.65 km ENE of Küçükkumla, Turkey · 7216 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.110 km ENE of Mudanya, Turkey · 7207 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.75 km N of Koruköy, Turkey · 7202 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.915 km NNW of Marmara, Turkey · 7201 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.75 km S of Yeni?ehir, Turkey · 7193 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.511 km NNW of Band?rma, Turkey · 7190 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 4.041 km N of Karacabey, Turkey · 7187 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.624 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 7255 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.013 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 7265 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ezjf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:15 PM UTC.