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M0.9 Earthquake near Sivrice, Elazığ (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-09-30 19:19:18 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 30, 2026 at 19:19 UTC, a magnitude M0.9 earthquake occurred near Sivrice, Elazığ (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 63 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
6f778a3c6941df37d210d2763de3545f2b93c769
Magnitude
M0.9
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2026-09-30 19:19:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Elazığ
City
Sivrice
Village
Dedeyolu
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.46670, 39.21480
Temperature
15.1°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 (8.6 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 104 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 263 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 328 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 415 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 442 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Ararat
    Distance: 460 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Elazığ AirportTurkey · EZS · LTCA
    15.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-30

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Sivrice

Context for this earthquake

30 Sep 2025 – 30 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 46 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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