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M1.4 Earthquake near Doğanşehir (Malatya) (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-08-16 09:44:22 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.4 earthquake was recorded near Doğanşehir (Malatya) (Turkey) on August 16, 2025 at 09:44 UTC. With a focal depth of about 16 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by AFAD and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 55 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
44219e28325517da25d656dfe78907045394945f
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
15.9 km
UTC time
2025-08-16 09:44:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Doğanşehir
Source
afad
Coordinates
38.21778, 37.85833
Temperature
30.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15.9 km
Shallow
15.9 km
15.9 km — deeper than 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

  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    31.6 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-15

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

Doğanşehir

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 42 Catalogue entries

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