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M2.6 Earthquake near Sarıçam, Adana (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-08-16 12:43:55 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near Sarıçam, Adana (Turkey) on August 16, 2026 at 12:43 UTC. With a focal depth of about 17 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 68 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
dc3e3dbff3a9772e7dc7189a90c430f29f225e7a
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
16.6 km
UTC time
2026-08-16 12:43:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Adana
City
Sarıçam
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.05050, 35.42620
Temperature
31.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 16.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 16.6 km
Shallow
16.6 km
16.6 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

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Aug 16, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 16, 2026, 12:07 AM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Çukurova International AirportTurkey · COV · LTDB
    36.2 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Adana

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 133 Catalogue entries

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

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