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M1.4 Earthquake near Akçadağ (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-04-07 15:02:10 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On April 7, 2026 at 15:02 UTC, a magnitude M1.4 earthquake occurred near Akçadağ (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 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 73 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.7.

Details

ID
922a60a0cab13913f1c3c0149d4265d5f163aeb4
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
9.6 km
UTC time
2026-04-07 15:02:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Akçadağ
Village
Yukarı Örükçü
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.46880, 38.05240

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9.6 km
Shallow
9.6 km
9.6 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-02

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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