Turkey · Malatya

M1.4 Earthquake near Yeşilyurt, Malatya (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-07-22 00:50:31 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On July 22, 2026 at 00:50 UTC, a magnitude M1.4 earthquake occurred near Yeşilyurt, Malatya (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 7 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 EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 69 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.5.

Details

ID
63c2bf69d2053476b3562cea0856670908dca622
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2026-07-22 00:50:31 UTC
Local time
Country
State
City
Village
Atalar Mahallesi
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.17000, 38.13800
Temperature
21.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7 km
Shallow
7 km
7 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
    29.8 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Yeşilyurt

Context for this earthquake

09 Sep 2025 – 09 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 39 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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