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M4.4 Earthquake near Nurdağı, Gaziantep (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-08-09 00:42:19 UTC Local time: —
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M4.4 Earthquake near Nurdağı, Gaziantep (Turkey) · 2026-08-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.4 Earthquake near Nurdağı, Gaziantep (Turkey) · 2026-08-09 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near Nurdağı, Gaziantep (Turkey) on August 9, 2026 at 00:42 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 89 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.2.

Details

ID
25525e2ba6106500ef3f38132cbc8701d2d574c2
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-08-09 00:42:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Gaziantep
City
Nurdağı
Village
Sakçagözü Mahallesi
Source
usgs
Coordinates
37.20460, 36.92290
Temperature
24.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — close to the regional average (8.6 km)
Regional average: 8.6 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

Felt reports

275felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Aug 9, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 9, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Estimated impact

2 Felt reports · max reported intensity 4.1

Tectonic context

Located on the Arabia Plate.
Near the boundary Anatolia ↔ Arabia · about 19 km away

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş AirportTurkey · KCM · LTCN
    37.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Turkey

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,120 Catalogue entries

Of 1,119 other entries for this area and period, 65 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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