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M1.6 Earthquake near Kocasinan, Kayseri (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-09-29 09:22:06 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.6 earthquake was recorded near Kocasinan, Kayseri (Turkey) on September 29, 2026 at 09:22 UTC. With a focal depth of about 8 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 85 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.8.

Details

ID
37ad5dadb792ae1a29b3ce0cb42cb7c770ae8930
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
7.7 km
UTC time
2026-09-29 09:22:06 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Kayseri
City
Kocasinan
Village
Yemliha
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.88330, 35.21600
Temperature
17.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.7 km
Shallow
7.7 km
7.7 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

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Airports

  • Kayseri Erkilet International AirportTurkey · ASR · LTAU
    27.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-29

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Kayseri

Context for this earthquake

29 Sep 2025 – 29 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 108 Catalogue entries

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