M3.9 earthquake 8 km N of Ródos, Greece

Magnitude

3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Mar 15, 2006, 5:17 AM GMT+2

UTC

2006-03-15 03:17:11 UTC

Depth

62.0 km (38.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.510° N, 28.240° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000ec68. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

59°

Stations used

86

• Rhodes, GreecePopulation 56,128. Forecast8 kmN
• Aydın, TurkeyPopulation 163,022. Forecast153 kmSSE
• Antalya, TurkeyPopulation 1,335,002. Forecast223 kmW

After

1. 3.019 km SSE of Sarigerme, TurkeyWed, Mar 15, 12:14 PM GMT+2 · 7506 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
2. 2.922 km NE of Datça, TurkeyFri, Mar 17, 11:14 AM GMT+2 · 7504 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away
3. 3.024 km NW of Marmaris, TurkeySat, Mar 18, 3:45 PM GMT+2 · 7502 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
4. 3.422 km NNE of Datça, TurkeySun, Mar 19, 9:42 PM GMT+2 · 7501 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
5. 3.118 km SE of Sarigerme, TurkeyMon, Mar 20, 3:36 PM GMT+2 · 7500 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
6. 3.518 km S of Sými, GreeceMon, Mar 20, 9:19 PM GMT+2 · 7500 days ago · 83 km deep · 35 km away
7. 3.022 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Mar 21, 8:39 AM GMT+2 · 7500 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
8. 3.924 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Mar 21, 12:16 PM GMT+2 · 7500 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
9. 3.414 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyTue, Mar 21, 11:28 PM GMT+2 · 7499 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
10. 2.917 km NNE of Datça, TurkeyWed, Mar 22, 3:49 AM GMT+2 · 7499 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
11. 3.726 km SSE of Sarigerme, TurkeyFri, Mar 24, 9:59 PM GMT+2 · 7496 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
12. 3.626 km SSE of Sarigerme, TurkeyFri, Mar 24, 10:50 PM GMT+2 · 7496 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
13. 3.330 km SW of Ölüdeniz, TurkeySat, Mar 25, 12:47 PM GMT+2 · 7496 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
14. 3.224 km SSW of Sarigerme, TurkeyMon, Mar 27, 5:31 AM GMT+3 · 7494 days ago · 39 km deep · 34 km away
15. 3.318 km ESE of Sými, GreeceTue, Mar 28, 1:25 PM GMT+3 · 7493 days ago · 27 km deep · 19 km away
16. 2.934 km SW of Émponas, GreeceWed, Mar 29, 12:11 AM GMT+3 · 7492 days ago · 42 km deep · 81 km away
17. 3.924 km SE of Güvercinlik, TurkeyWed, Apr 5, 12:51 AM GMT+3 · 7485 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
18. 3.325 km SE of Güvercinlik, TurkeyMon, Apr 10, 11:52 AM GMT+3 · 7480 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
19. 3.514 km SSE of Kos, GreeceMon, Apr 10, 4:28 PM GMT+3 · 7479 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
20. 3.59 km SSE of Kos, GreeceWed, Apr 12, 8:56 AM GMT+3 · 7478 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
21. 3.515 km NNW of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 12:10 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
22. 3.213 km SW of Ula, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 12:15 PM GMT+3 · 7473 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
23. 4.114 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 2:53 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
24. 3.415 km SW of Ula, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 2:57 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
25. 3.516 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 3:02 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
26. 3.14 km NNE of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 5:00 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
27. 3.49 km SW of Ula, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 5:02 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
28. 3.75 km NNE of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 10:10 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 23 km deep · 44 km away
29. 3.214 km NNW of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 10:15 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
30. 4.211 km NNE of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 11:18 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
31. 3.714 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyMon, Apr 17, 11:31 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
32. 3.616 km SW of Ula, TurkeyTue, Apr 18, 2:36 AM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
33. 4.016 km SW of Ula, TurkeyTue, Apr 18, 4:21 AM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
34. 3.515 km NNW of Marmaris, TurkeyTue, Apr 18, 4:47 AM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
35. 2.814 km NW of ?çmeler, TurkeyTue, Apr 18, 1:29 PM GMT+3 · 7472 days ago · 28 km deep · 44 km away
36. 3.213 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyFri, Apr 21, 3:16 AM GMT+3 · 7469 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
37. 3.03 km SW of Fethiye, TurkeyTue, May 9, 10:13 AM GMT+3 · 7451 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
38. 3.527 km NE of Datça, TurkeyWed, May 10, 7:25 AM GMT+3 · 7450 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
39. 3.231 km SW of Bay?r, TurkeyWed, May 10, 8:53 AM GMT+3 · 7450 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
40. 2.923 km NW of Marmaris, TurkeyThu, May 11, 9:33 AM GMT+3 · 7449 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
41. 3.631 km SW of Bay?r, TurkeySat, May 13, 1:44 AM GMT+3 · 7447 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away

Before

1. 3.26 km SSW of Datça, TurkeySun, Mar 5, 3:20 AM GMT+2 · 7516 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
2. 3.038 km SSW of Lárdos, GreeceFri, Mar 3, 4:32 AM GMT+2 · 7518 days ago · 48 km deep · 89 km away
3. 3.416 km N of Marmaris, TurkeyThu, Mar 2, 2:32 AM GMT+2 · 7519 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
4. 3.35 km WNW of Ortaca, TurkeyWed, Feb 22, 9:01 AM GMT+2 · 7527 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
5. 3.5Dodecanese Islands, GreeceFri, Feb 17, 12:00 AM GMT+2 · 7532 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
6. 2.927 km SSW of Kale, TurkeyThu, Feb 16, 1:30 PM GMT+2 · 7533 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ec68. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC.