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M1.3 Earthquake near Sivrice, Elazığ (Turkey)

UTC time: 2026-07-29 01:07:25 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.3 earthquake was recorded near Sivrice, Elazığ (Turkey) on July 29, 2026 at 01:07 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 9 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 128 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.5.

Details

ID
fdb4ce6d0013c62b1bcca81e411bebbdaa04a307
Magnitude
M1.3
Depth
9.4 km
UTC time
2026-07-29 01:07:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
State
Elazığ
City
Sivrice
Village
Gözeli
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.42200, 39.06180
Temperature
19.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9.4 km
Shallow
9.4 km
9.4 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.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 107 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 277 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 315 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 428 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 429 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Ararat
    Distance: 474 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Elazığ AirportTurkey · EZS · LTCA
    27.5 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Sivrice

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 44 Catalogue entries

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