Turkey · Gaziantep

M1.4 Earthquake near Nurdağı, Gaziantep (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-06-18 02:10:16 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.4 earthquake was recorded near Nurdağı, Gaziantep (Turkey) on June 18, 2026 at 02:10 UTC. With a focal depth of about 7 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: 70 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.1.

Details

ID
cb9cdf56629aaeea7ff8340702063230a86dd282
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2026-06-18 02:10:16 UTC
Local time
Country
State
City
Village
Sakçagözü Mahallesi
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.20220, 36.91000
Temperature
25.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7 km
Shallow
7 km
7 km — close to 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

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-19

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

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Context for this earthquake

19 Sep 2025 – 19 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,295 Catalogue entries

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