M5.0 earthquake 45 km SW of Latakia, Syria
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 45 km SW of Latakia, Syria on Thu, Mar 30, 2006, 12:05 AM GMT+2 (22:05 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-03-29 22:05:15 UTC
- Depth
- 27.3 km (17.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.252° N, 35.427° E
- Region
- Syria
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 219°, dip 43°, rake -10°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 317°, dip 83°, rake -132°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 71°
- Stations used
- 254
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ed83 (also filed as gcmtc200603292205a, gcmt20060329220515, iscgem10613101). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:32 AM UTC.