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M4.0 earthquake 32 km SSE of Milas, Turkey

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 32 km SSE of Milas, Turkey on Wed, Aug 9, 2006, 12:18 PM GMT+3 (09:18 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 20 km NW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-09 09:18:17 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.049° N, 27.942° 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 usp000eqk3. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.125 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7345 days ago · 26 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.99 km NE of Mandráki, Greece · 7334 days ago · 124 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.520 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7328 days ago · 77 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.526 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7323 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.95 km NNE of Milas, Turkey · 7322 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.030 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 7314 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.031 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7308 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.530 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7303 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.530 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7303 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.325 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7301 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.918 km SE of Kos, Greece · 7301 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.022 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7299 days ago · 26 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.312 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 7359 days ago · 59 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.628 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7359 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.627 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7359 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.822 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.129 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7370 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.216 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7376 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.327 km NW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7378 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqk3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC.