Turkey earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 16 km SW of Ula, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 16 km SW of Ula, Turkey on Tue, Apr 18, 2006, 2:36 AM GMT+3 (23:36 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km SW of Ula, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2006-04-17 23:36:52 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.010° N, 28.270° 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 usp000eetf. 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
52°
Stations used
42

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 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.016 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.515 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 21 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.814 km NW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7474 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.213 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7472 days ago · 23 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 3.03 km SW of Fethiye, Turkey · 7453 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.527 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7453 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.231 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7452 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.923 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7451 days ago · 29 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.631 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7450 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.23 km ESE of Dalaman, Turkey · 7448 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.98 km E of Milas, Turkey · 7447 days ago · 30 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.810 km WSW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7447 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.76 km S of Bay?r, Turkey · 7447 days ago · 25 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 3.513 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7444 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.117 km NE of Datça, Turkey · 7440 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.731 km SSE of Milas, Turkey · 7433 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.529 km SW of Bay?r, Turkey · 7432 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.429 km WNW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7430 days ago · 22 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.927 km NW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7430 days ago · 22 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 3.319 km WNW of Émponas, Greece · 7420 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.324 km WNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7419 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 3.428 km NW of ?çmeler, Turkey · 7419 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 2.830 km WNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7418 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.714 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 19 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 4.211 km NNE of Marmaris, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.214 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.75 km NNE of Marmaris, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 3.49 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.14 km NNE of Marmaris, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.516 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.415 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.114 km N of Marmaris, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.213 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 3.515 km NNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7475 days ago · 23 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 3.59 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7480 days ago · 32 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.514 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7482 days ago · 27 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.325 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7482 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.924 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7488 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.318 km ESE of Sými, Greece · 7495 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.224 km SSW of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7497 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.330 km SW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 7498 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.626 km SSE of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.726 km SSE of Sarigerme, Turkey · 7499 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000eetf. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:26 PM UTC.