Turkey earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 20 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 20 km WNW of Marmara, Turkey on Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 7:06 PM GMT+3 (16:06 UTC), 46 km (29 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
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-24 16:06:43 UTC
Depth
46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.690° N, 27.350° 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 usp000evy5. 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
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.99 km SE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7272 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.013 km S of Band?rma, Turkey · 7264 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.624 km SW of Marmara Ere?lisi, Turkey · 7254 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.68 km N of Çan, Turkey · 7241 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.66 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7239 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.619 km NE of Gelibolu, Turkey · 7232 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 4.620 km N of Karacabey, Turkey · 7227 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.911 km SSE of Kumba?, Turkey · 7283 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.09 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7283 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.77 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7286 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.814 km SSE of Band?rma, Turkey · 7287 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 67
  5. 3.721 km ESE of Lapseki, Turkey · 7295 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evy5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.