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M3.1 earthquake 17 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey on Fri, Oct 20, 2006, 4:14 AM GMT+3 (01:14 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km N of Ródos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-20 01:14:11 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.990° N, 28.180° 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 usp000evjn. 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
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.115 km SSW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7263 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.212 km WNW of Datça, Turkey · 7258 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.230 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7247 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.022 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7246 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.313 km N of Ródos, Greece · 7236 days ago · 48 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.719 km SW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7234 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.023 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7228 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 3.418 km S of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7293 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.022 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7300 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 2.918 km SE of Kos, Greece · 7301 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.325 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7302 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.530 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7304 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.530 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7304 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.237 km ESE of Faliraki, Greece · 7305 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.031 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7309 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 7315 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000evjn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.