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Turkey · Kahramanmaraş

M1.1 Earthquake near Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-10-24 19:06:30 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 24, 2026 at 19:06 UTC, a magnitude M1.1 earthquake occurred near Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 25 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 75 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
a2bf8959b1d251041590a48bde7eb5d0bbd6ac25
Magnitude
M1.1
Depth
25.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-24 19:06:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Kahramanmaraş
City
Elbistan
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.12130, 37.71400
Temperature
9.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 25 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 25 km
Shallow
25 km
25 km — deeper than 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
    48.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Elbistan

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 50 Catalogue entries

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