Turkey earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 12 km ENE of Seferihisar, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Seferihisar, Turkey on Mon, Aug 14, 2006, 11:25 AM GMT+3 (08:25 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km W of Megálo Chorió, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-08-14 08:25:46 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.241° N, 26.971° 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 usp000eqwv. 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
80°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.77 km W of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7351 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.520 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7345 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.013 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7344 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.53 km SSW of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 7338 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.210 km NNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7337 days ago · 71 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.311 km WNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7333 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.720 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 7322 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.515 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7322 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.37 km W of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7321 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.13 km ENE of Foça, Turkey · 7310 days ago · 43 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.46 km SSW of Menderes, Turkey · 7304 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 3.312 km SSW of Chóra, Greece · 7298 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.527 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7297 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.910 km NNW of Çe?me, Turkey · 7354 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.325 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7355 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.27 km ESE of Urla, Turkey · 7357 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.211 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7358 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.77 km SE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 7360 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.411 km ENE of Oinoússes, Greece · 7362 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.67 km SSE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7362 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.310 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7365 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.58 km SE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 7368 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.112 km WSW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 7369 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.515 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 7374 days ago · 26 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.618 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 7377 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eqwv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.