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M2.9 Earthquake near Çubuk, Ankara (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-01-30 12:21:49 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On January 30, 2026 at 12:21 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near Çubuk, Ankara (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 6 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 59 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.3.

Details

ID
5e6cf89dd7111810afd2f3753b14fb4962146869
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
5.9 km
UTC time
2026-01-30 12:21:49 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Ankara
City
Çubuk
Village
Sığırlıhacı Mahallesi
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.21730, 32.93780
Temperature
5.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5.9 km
Shallow
5.9 km
5.9 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

Felt reports

2felt 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 30, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

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

Ankara

Context for this earthquake

07 Sep 2025 – 07 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 105 Catalogue entries

Of 104 other entries for this area and period, 2 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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