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M2.5 Earthquake near Dulkadiroğlu, Kahramanmaraş (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-01-05 19:56:45 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.5 earthquake was recorded near Dulkadiroğlu, Kahramanmaraş (Turkey) on January 5, 2026 at 19:56 UTC. 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: 114 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.2.

Details

ID
8f6c36537f6cc3e93e3a5be238fd811e40caf870
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
5.9 km
UTC time
2026-01-05 19:56:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Kahramanmaraş
City
Dulkadiroğlu
Village
Çokyaşar
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.50780, 37.06390
Temperature
0.6°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

1felt 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 5, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş AirportTurkey · KCM · LTCN
    10.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-22

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

Kahramanmaraş

Context for this earthquake

22 Sep 2025 – 22 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 249 Catalogue entries

Of 248 other entries for this area and period, 66 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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