Turkey earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km SSE of Salihli, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Salihli, Turkey on Mon, Dec 25, 2006, 4:41 AM GMT+2 (02:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 9 km N of Buldan, 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
2006-12-25 02:41:49 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.400° N, 28.172° 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 usp000f0y1. 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
253°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.911 km WSW of S?nd?rg?, Turkey · 7220 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.811 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 7220 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.810 km SW of Soma, Turkey · 7218 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.88 km S of Selçuk, Turkey · 7213 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.510 km SSE of Menderes, Turkey · 7200 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.99 km N of Buldan, Turkey · 7191 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.39 km NNW of Buldan, Turkey · 7191 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.76 km NW of Buldan, Turkey · 7190 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.44 km SSE of ?sabeyli, Turkey · 7187 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.69 km W of Manisa, Turkey · 7179 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.514 km E of Menemen, Turkey · 7178 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.216 km SSE of Turgutlu, Turkey · 7226 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.40 km N of Akhisar, Turkey · 7236 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.94 km ESE of Akhisar, Turkey · 7237 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.92 km NW of Söke, Turkey · 7240 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.58 km E of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 7247 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.77 km SE of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7247 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f0y1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.