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M1.7 Earthquake near Doğanşehir, Malatya (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-07-30 14:46:13 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 30, 2026 at 14:46 UTC, a magnitude M1.7 earthquake occurred near Doğanşehir, Malatya (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 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 134 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
e6aa2422fe5df9eb7ea198a4afa29bb9f499dee4
Magnitude
M1.7
Depth
12.3 km
UTC time
2026-07-30 14:46:13 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Malatya
City
Doğanşehir
Village
Polat Mahallesi
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.16570, 37.85120
Temperature
29.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.3 km
Shallow
12.3 km
12.3 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

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    36.6 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Doğanşehir

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 42 Catalogue entries

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