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M1.6 Earthquake near Kale, Malatya (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-09-20 13:04:17 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.6 earthquake was recorded near Kale, Malatya (Turkey) on September 20, 2026 at 13:04 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 58 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.8.

Details

ID
0bbec7db9f3c401414939d31367cbbe3ca49696b
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
10.4 km
UTC time
2026-09-20 13:04:17 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Malatya
City
Kale
Village
Yenidamlar Mahallesi
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.39330, 38.86300
Temperature
23.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.4 km
Shallow
10.4 km
10.4 km — close to the regional average (8.5 km)
Regional average: 8.5 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 117 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 294 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 298 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 411 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 447 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Ararat
    Distance: 491 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Elazığ AirportTurkey · EZS · LTCA
    43.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-20

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Malatya

Context for this earthquake

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 171 Catalogue entries

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