Turkey earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 11 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey on Fri, Mar 3, 2006, 9:34 PM GMT+2 (19:34 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-03-03 19:34:30 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.133° N, 26.735° 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 usp000ebam. 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
180°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.513 km NNW of Urla, Turkey · 7514 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 4.310 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 7512 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.416 km SW of Menemen, Turkey · 7511 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.217 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7506 days ago · 40 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.23 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 7505 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.111 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7504 days ago · 49 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.521 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7503 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.413 km WSW of Menderes, Turkey · 7502 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 3.019 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7501 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.515 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7501 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.218 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 3.26 km N of Torbal?, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 3.322 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7493 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.314 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7492 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.418 km S of Plomári, Greece · 7488 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.420 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7485 days ago · 24 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.610 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7484 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.34 km E of Plomári, Greece · 7482 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.622 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7478 days ago · 27 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 4.213 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7477 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 3.118 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7477 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 3.120 km SSE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 3.414 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7471 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 3.57 km N of Davutlar, Turkey · 7522 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.45 km S of Oinoússes, Greece · 7523 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.27 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7523 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.35 km WSW of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 7527 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.11 km S of Marathókampos, Greece · 7530 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.05 km SSE of Söke, Turkey · 7533 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.95 km SW of Söke, Turkey · 7533 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.8Near the coast of western Turkey · 7541 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.616 km W of Urla, Turkey · 7542 days ago · 28 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.518 km SSE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7545 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.413 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7545 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.48 km S of Turgutlu, Turkey · 7546 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ebam. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:29 AM UTC.