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M3.6 earthquake 5 km SSW of Demre, Turkey

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Demre, Turkey on Thu, Nov 22, 2007, 8:59 PM GMT+2 (18:59 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 11 km SW of Ölüdeniz, 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
2007-11-22 18:59:25 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.200° N, 29.960° 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 usp000ft3c. 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
313°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.724 km SW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6887 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.93 km W of Kalkan, Turkey · 6861 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.522 km WSW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6842 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.311 km SW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 6833 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.325 km WSW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6889 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.028 km NNE of Kalkan, Turkey · 6896 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.36 km WSW of Elmal?, Turkey · 6908 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.655 km ESE of Tekirova, Turkey · 6909 days ago · 68 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.520 km WSW of Ölüdeniz, Turkey · 6909 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 4.312 km WSW of Alt?nyayla, Turkey · 6913 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ft3c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.