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M2.9 earthquake 2 km NW of Söke, Turkey

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Söke, Turkey on Wed, Dec 6, 2006, 12:20 PM GMT+2 (10:20 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 22 km N of Datça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-12-06 10:20:02 UTC
Depth
24.6 km (15.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.761° N, 27.384° 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 usp000ezn6. 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
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.27 km SSE of Özdere, Turkey · 7238 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.113 km ENE of Urla, Turkey · 7234 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.09 km NE of Kokkári, Greece · 7229 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.213 km WNW of Ku?adas?, Turkey · 7229 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.023 km NNE of Datça, Turkey · 7228 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.216 km SSE of Turgutlu, Turkey · 7226 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.37 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 7223 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.99 km SSE of Salihli, Turkey · 7221 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.3Western Turkey · 7221 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.37 km S of Pátmos, Greece · 7220 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.021 km NNW of Agía Marína, Greece · 7220 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.70 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7218 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.80 km ENE of Bay?r, Turkey · 7217 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.80 km W of Bay?r, Turkey · 7217 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.88 km S of Selçuk, Turkey · 7213 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.73 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7205 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.510 km SSE of Menderes, Turkey · 7200 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.812 km SSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7200 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.44 km SSE of ?sabeyli, Turkey · 7187 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 4.222 km N of Datça, Turkey · 7183 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.230 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7247 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.718 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7255 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.39 km NNE of Samos, Greece · 7255 days ago · 32 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.117 km SW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7267 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ezn6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.