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M3.4 earthquake 6 km SSW of Menderes, Turkey

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Menderes, Turkey on Tue, Oct 3, 2006, 1:20 AM GMT+3 (22:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km S of Loutrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-10-02 22:20:27 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.200° N, 27.100° 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 usp000eucj. 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
91°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.312 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 7298 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.527 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7297 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.222 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 7294 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.89 km S of Loutrá, Greece · 7292 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.38 km ENE of Karaburun, Turkey · 7285 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.210 km SE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7281 days ago · 56 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.110 km SW of Kemalpa?a, Turkey · 7281 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.32 km SE of Menemen, Turkey · 7281 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.510 km WSW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7276 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.117 km SW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7267 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.210 km SW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7265 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.39 km NNE of Samos, Greece · 7255 days ago · 32 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.718 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7255 days ago · 19 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.13 km ENE of Foça, Turkey · 7310 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.37 km W of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7321 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.515 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7322 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.720 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 7322 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.311 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7333 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eucj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.