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Turkey · Kahramanmaraş

M1.4 Earthquake near Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-03-17 19:23:02 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On March 17, 2026 at 19:23 UTC, a magnitude M1.4 earthquake occurred near Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 11 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 96 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.3.

Details

ID
91e0af86d3d4ed9fe3eed38e664b28474f4a745f
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
10.6 km
UTC time
2026-03-17 19:23:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Kahramanmaraş
City
Onikişubat
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.89600, 36.66130

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.6 km
Shallow
10.6 km
10.6 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

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Airports

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

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

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Onikişubat

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 70 Catalogue entries

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