Turkey · Malatya

M1.9 Earthquake near Akçadağ, Malatya (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-06-23 20:29:38 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.9 earthquake was recorded near Akçadağ, Malatya (Turkey) on June 23, 2026 at 20:29 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 9 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 86 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.4.

Details

ID
576400968dfd1849bed8bc4e13a16bcfcee96937
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
9.4 km
UTC time
2026-06-23 20:29:38 UTC
Local time
Country
State
City
Village
Ortaköy Mahallesi
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.27420, 37.80060

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9.4 km
Shallow
9.4 km
9.4 km — close to the regional average (8.5 km)
Regional average: 8.5 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
    31.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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Akçadağ

Context for this earthquake

18 Sep 2025 – 18 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 68 Catalogue entries

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