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M3.7 earthquake 21 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey on Thu, Oct 12, 2006, 9:12 PM GMT+3 (18:12 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km SSE of Band?rma, 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
2006-10-12 18:12:44 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.280° N, 26.920° 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 usp000ev16. 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
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.814 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7287 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 67
  2. 3.321 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 7287 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.77 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7286 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.09 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7283 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.911 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 7283 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.620 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey · 7283 days ago · 46 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.99 km SE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7272 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.013 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 7264 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.624 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 7254 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 2.68 km N of Çan, Turkey · 7241 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.66 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7238 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.15 km WNW of Geyikli, Turkey · 7315 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ev16. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.