Turkey · Malatya

M0.8 Earthquake near Malatya (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-08-28 09:40:30 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M0.8 earthquake was recorded near Malatya (Turkey) on August 28, 2026 at 09:40 UTC. With a focal depth of about 11 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: 60 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.0.

Details

ID
769648b901b4520e7d6a53852e787247a10dee41
Magnitude
M0.8
Depth
11.2 km
UTC time
2026-08-28 09:40:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
State
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.32280, 38.42560
Temperature
31.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.2 km
Shallow
11.2 km
11.2 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

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Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    31.7 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Malatya

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 189 Catalogue entries

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