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M3.7 earthquake 7 km SE of Saruhanl?, Turkey

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Saruhanl?, Turkey on Tue, Aug 8, 2006, 7:10 PM GMT+3 (16:10 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 16 km S of Gömeç, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-08 16:10:07 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.682° N, 27.631° 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 usp000eqgs. 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

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
138°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.916 km S of Gömeç, Turkey · 7359 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.27 km ESE of Urla, Turkey · 7357 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.612 km ENE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7354 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.013 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7343 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.53 km SSW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 7338 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.311 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7333 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.720 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 7322 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.515 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7322 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.37 km W of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7321 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.13 km ENE of Foça, Turkey · 7310 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.83 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 7305 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.85 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 7305 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.515 km ESE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 7305 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.46 km SSW of Menderes, Turkey · 7304 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.310 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7365 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.810 km WSW of K?rka?aç, Turkey · 7367 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.58 km SE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.112 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 30 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.515 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 7374 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.98 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7385 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.014 km WNW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7386 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 4.011 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7387 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqgs. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:57 AM UTC.