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M2.2 Earthquake near Doğubayazıt, Ağrı (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-02-18 06:18:15 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On February 18, 2026 at 06:18 UTC, a magnitude M2.2 earthquake occurred near Doğubayazıt, Ağrı (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 105 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.4.

Details

ID
99e0edb98451441fd8b4932092082f9e23a26e5e
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
9.5 km
UTC time
2026-02-18 06:18:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Ağrı
City
Doğubayazıt
Village
Seslitaş
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.58000, 43.86030
Temperature
9.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9.5 km
Shallow
9.5 km
9.5 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

  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 25 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Ararat
    Distance: 40 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye
  • Aragats
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia
  • Ghegham Volcanic Ridge
    Distance: 125 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'597 m ·Last eruption: -1900 ·Armenia
  • Vaiyots-Sar
    Distance: 142 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 2'575 m ·Last eruption: -2000 ·Armenia
  • Porak
    Distance: 168 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'029 m ·Last eruption: -778 ·Armenia-Azerbaijan

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Iğdır AirportTurkey · IGD · LTCT
    44.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Ağrı

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 33 Catalogue entries

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