Turkey earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km NW of Kemer, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Kemer, Turkey on Mon, May 1, 2006, 1:00 PM GMT+3 (10:00 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 10 km WNW of Korkuteli, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-01 10:00:40 UTC
Depth
29.1 km (18.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.401° N, 30.020° 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 usp000efyc. 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
142°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.013 km SSW of Antalya, Turkey · 7452 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.910 km NNW of Honaz, Turkey · 7451 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.23 km SW of Tefenni, Turkey · 7450 days ago · 45 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.917 km NNE of Honaz, Turkey · 7428 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.610 km WNW of Korkuteli, Turkey · 7409 days ago · 73 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.08 km E of Denizli, Turkey · 7408 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.913 km WNW of Bozkurt, Turkey · 7403 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.019 km NNE of Honaz, Turkey · 7401 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.136 km WSW of Elmal?, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.313 km SSW of Kocaaliler, Turkey · 7466 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000efyc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:00 AM UTC.