Turkey

M2.2 Earthquake near Kale (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-03-30 20:20:37 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.2 earthquake was recorded near Kale (Turkey) on March 30, 2026 at 20:20 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 13 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 58 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
cb55342ce92a736e91ff3fc792437fc55b3f7402
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
13.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-30 20:20:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Village
Akuşağı Mahallesi
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.35640, 38.84640

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13 km
Shallow
13 km
13 km — deeper than 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

  • Distance: 115 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 296 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 297 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 409 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 449 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 494 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Elazığ AirportTurkey · EZS · LTCA
    46.6 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

Turkey

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,815 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

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