Turkey earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km SSE of Söke, Turkey

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Söke, Turkey on Thu, Feb 16, 2006, 2:31 PM GMT+2 (12:31 UTC), 23 km (14 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
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-02-16 12:31:26 UTC
Depth
22.7 km (14.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.709° N, 27.436° 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 usp000ea5m. 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
116°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.11 km S of Marathókampos, Greece · 7530 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.35 km WSW of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 7526 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.27 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7523 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.57 km N of Davutlar, Turkey · 7522 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.911 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7517 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.310 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 7512 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.416 km SW of Menemen, Turkey · 7510 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.217 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7505 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.23 km NNW of Kokkári, Greece · 7505 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.922 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7503 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.111 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7503 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.024 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7502 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.413 km WSW of Menderes, Turkey · 7502 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 3.422 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7501 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.019 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7501 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.515 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7501 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.022 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7500 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.924 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 3.414 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.917 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.218 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 3.26 km N of Torbal?, Turkey · 7498 days ago · 57 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.322 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 7492 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 3.314 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7492 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 3.924 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7485 days ago · 17 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.420 km W of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7485 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.325 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7479 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.622 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7478 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 4.213 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7476 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 3.118 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7476 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.95 km SW of Söke, Turkey · 7532 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.8Near the coast of western Turkey · 7540 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.616 km W of Urla, Turkey · 7541 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.518 km SSE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7544 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.423 km ESE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7546 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.48 km S of Turgutlu, Turkey · 7546 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.221 km SSE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7549 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.54 km SE of Karaba?lar, Turkey · 7552 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.24 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7553 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.616 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 7555 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.18 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7556 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.97 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7560 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ea5m. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.