Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km NNE of Milas, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Milas, Turkey on Thu, Sep 14, 2006, 3:26 PM GMT+3 (12:26 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 30 km WNW of ?çmeler, 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
2006-09-14 12:26:11 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.363° N, 27.818° 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 usp000et2y. 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
96°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.031 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7309 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.530 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7304 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.530 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7304 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.325 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7302 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.918 km SE of Kos, Greece · 7302 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.022 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7300 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.312 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 7298 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.418 km S of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7293 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.117 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7288 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.510 km WSW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7277 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.117 km SW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7268 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.526 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7324 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.99 km NE of Mandráki, Greece · 7334 days ago · 124 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.125 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7346 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.77 km W of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7352 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000et2y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.