Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km E of Milas, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km E of Milas, Turkey on Mon, May 15, 2006, 10:58 AM GMT+3 (07:58 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 6 km WSW of Buharkent, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-05-15 07:58:43 UTC
Depth
29.9 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.321° N, 27.879° 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 usp000eh5s. 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
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810 km WSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7445 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.76 km S of Bay?r, Turkey · 7444 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.513 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7441 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.117 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7437 days ago · 53 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.20 km NNW of Acarlar, Turkey · 7434 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.63 km N of Koçarl?, Turkey · 7431 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.731 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 7430 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.529 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7429 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.429 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7427 days ago · 22 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.927 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7427 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 4.86 km WSW of Buharkent, Turkey · 7424 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.07 km SW of Buharkent, Turkey · 7424 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.06 km SW of Buharkent, Turkey · 7424 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.15 km SW of Buharkent, Turkey · 7424 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.324 km WNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7416 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.428 km NW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7416 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.830 km WNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7415 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.319 km NW of Datça, Turkey · 7407 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.85 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7403 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.86 km W of Ula, Turkey · 7403 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.810 km SSE of Datça, Turkey · 7403 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.71 km ENE of Bay?r, Turkey · 7403 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  23. 3.14 km SW of Pánormos, Greece · 7403 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 3.219 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 7403 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.93 km W of Bay?r, Turkey · 7402 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.63 km WNW of Mu?la, Turkey · 7402 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.74 km SSE of Bay?r, Turkey · 7402 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.732 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7402 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 2.77 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7401 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 3.133 km S of Kale, Turkey · 7401 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 3.931 km E of Ula, Turkey · 7401 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 3.026 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7400 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.918 km W of Datça, Turkey · 7400 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.70 km WSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7400 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.726 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7400 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.71 km W of Bay?r, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.924 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.923 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 3.024 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.926 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.65 km SSE of Bay?r, Turkey · 7399 days ago · 26 km deep · 33 km away
  42. 2.77 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7395 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 3.631 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7447 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.923 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7449 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.231 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7450 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 3.527 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.610 km N of Ayd?n, Turkey · 7451 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.213 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7469 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.814 km NW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7471 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.515 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.016 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.616 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.714 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 4.211 km NNE of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.214 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.75 km NNE of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.49 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.14 km NNE of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.516 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.415 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.114 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 3.213 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7473 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eh5s. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.