M3.7 earthquake 18 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 18 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey on Tue, Nov 21, 2006, 2:14 PM GMT+2 (12:14 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km NE of Kokkári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2006-11-21 12:14:13 UTC
- Depth
- 19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.130° N, 26.650° 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 usp000eyf6. 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
- 163°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.531 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7254 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.318 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7241 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.92 km NW of Söke, Turkey · 7240 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.22 km NE of Oinoússes, Greece · 7239 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.27 km SSE of Özdere, Turkey · 7238 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.113 km ENE of Urla, Turkey · 7234 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.48 km SW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7230 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.09 km NE of Kokkári, Greece · 7229 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.213 km WNW of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 7229 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.37 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 7223 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.122 km SSW of Plomári, Greece · 7222 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.213 km W of Chios, Greece · 7222 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.37 km S of Pátmos, Greece · 7220 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.021 km NNW of Agía Marína, Greece · 7220 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.510 km E of Vrontádos, Greece · 7219 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.88 km S of Selçuk, Turkey · 7213 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.510 km SSE of Menderes, Turkey · 7200 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
Before
- 3.39 km NNE of Samos, Greece · 7255 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.330 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7263 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.329 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7264 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.210 km SW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7266 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.117 km SW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7267 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.518 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 7275 days ago · 50 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.510 km WSW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7277 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.32 km SE of Menemen, Turkey · 7281 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.110 km SW of Kemalpa?a, Turkey · 7281 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.210 km SE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7282 days ago · 56 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eyf6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:32 AM UTC.