Turkey · Çankırı

M2.0 Earthquake near Şabanözü, Çankırı (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-02-15 00:53:48 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.0 earthquake was recorded near Şabanözü, Çankırı (Turkey) on February 15, 2026 at 00:53 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 7 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 64 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.7.

Details

ID
2d9eed637e1b79bec2c04c2234b933f6fbc2f627
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
7.1 km
UTC time
2026-02-15 00:53:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
State
Village
Göldağı
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.38920, 33.27310
Temperature
1.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.1 km
Shallow
7.1 km
7.1 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Esenboğa International AirportTurkey · ESB · LTAC
    37.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-25

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

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Context for this earthquake

25 Sep 2025 – 25 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,075 Catalogue entries

Of 7,074 other entries for this area and period, 5,736 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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