Turkey earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake Western Turkey

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck in Western Turkey on Tue, May 15, 2007, 3:39 AM GMT+3 (00:39 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km SW of Germencik, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-15 00:39:17 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.793° N, 28.183° 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 usp000fbzg. 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
227°, 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.714 km SW of Ula, Turkey · 7068 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.614 km SSE of Babada?, Turkey · 7060 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.87 km SW of Germencik, Turkey · 7051 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.94 km SW of Germencik, Turkey · 7049 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.67 km E of Söke, Turkey · 7049 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.45 km NNE of Söke, Turkey · 7049 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.126 km SE of Güvercinlik, Turkey · 7047 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.612 km SSE of Menderes, Turkey · 7024 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.233 km WNW of Marmaris, Turkey · 7099 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.85 km SW of Yenipazar, Turkey · 7099 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 3.14 km NW of Mu?la, Turkey · 7105 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbzg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.