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M4.2 earthquake 9 km N of Marmaris, Turkey

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 9 km N of Marmaris, Turkey on Fri, Jan 20, 2006, 12:40 PM GMT+2 (10:40 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-01-20 10:40:22 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.943° N, 28.283° 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 usp000e8hh. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.12 km W of Göcek, Turkey · 7557 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.18 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7556 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.616 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 7555 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.221 km SSE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7549 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.423 km ESE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7545 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.927 km SSW of Kale, Turkey · 7532 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.35 km WNW of Ortaca, Turkey · 7526 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.416 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7519 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.26 km SSW of Datça, Turkey · 7516 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.98 km N of Ródos, Greece · 7506 days ago · 62 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 3.019 km SSE of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7505 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.922 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7503 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.024 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7502 days ago · 31 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.422 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7501 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.118 km SE of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7500 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.518 km S of Sými, Greece · 7500 days ago · 83 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.022 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 3.924 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.410 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7559 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.223 km ESE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7565 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.329 km NW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7565 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 3.124 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7568 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.226 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7572 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.426 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7572 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.117 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7577 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.222 km SSE of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7581 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.023 km SSE of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7581 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.01 km S of Tavas, Turkey · 7581 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.026 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7583 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.75 km NNE of Bay?r, Turkey · 7584 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.313 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 7586 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.018 km WSW of Gölhisar, Turkey · 7586 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.017 km NNW of Datça, Turkey · 7589 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000e8hh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:03 PM UTC.