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M1.9 Earthquake near İstanbul (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-01-11 09:51:30 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On January 11, 2026 at 09:51 UTC, a magnitude M1.9 earthquake occurred near İstanbul (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 9 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 19 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.5.

Details

ID
49a1f062887936c1cebd8a358408dca76e074c8b
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
9.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-11 09:51:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
İstanbul
City
İstanbul
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.89170, 28.77610
Temperature
6.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9 km
Shallow
9 km
9 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

1felt 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: Jan 11, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • İstanbul AirportTurkey · IST · LTFM
    42.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportTurkey · SAW · LTFJ
    44.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

İstanbul

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 36 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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