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Turkey · Kahramanmaraş

M1.6 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY, Kahramanmaraş (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-01-01 00:01:02 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
7.5 km
Source
EMSC

Kahramanmaraş · Kahramanmaraş

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About this earthquake

On January 1, 2026 at 00:01 UTC, a magnitude M1.6 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY, Kahramanmaraş (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 8 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: 25 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.6.

Details

ID
fa9dc9afea974e5c5fa4e26e43c3c35448691fc8
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
7.5 km
UTC time
2026-01-01 00:01:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Kahramanmaraş
City
Kahramanmaraş
County
Dulkadiroğlu
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.46670, 37.00830
Temperature
0.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.5 km
Shallow
7.5 km
7.5 km — close to 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.

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Airports

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

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

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Kahramanmaraş

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 264 Catalogue entries

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