Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 14:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gemlik (Turkey - TR), about 4.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.107 and latitude 40.424.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	9.3 km
Coordinates	40.424, 29.107
UTC time	2006-10-24 14:00:21.670

Location	Gemlik
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2006-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gemlik	4.5 km
Orhangazi	18.6 km
Bursa	25.7 km
Kestel	26.7 km
Yalova	29.5 km
Görükle	31.2 km
Gebze	50.3 km
İnegöl	51.7 km
Karamürsel	52.4 km
Maltepe	57.1 km
Sultanbeyli	61.3 km
Ataşehir	62.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Yalova Turkey · 2025-07-02 10:57 UTC	8.8 km
M 4.0 Bursa Turkey · 2025-07-01 09:57 UTC	8.0 km

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