1.5
Earthquake Details: western Türkiye
8/15/2026, 12:22:50 AM
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake occurred near western Türkiye on 8/15/2026 at 12:22:50 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -7 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-7 km
Significance
Latitude38.4095
Longitude31.1337
Event IDemsc:20260815_0000012
Magnitude1.5
Updated:8/15/2026, 12:33:22 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/15/2026, 3:22:50 AM GMT+3
- UTC
- 8/15/2026, 12:22:50 AM UTC
-7 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.0western TürkiyeAfterM3.5western TürkiyeAfterM3.5Dodecanese Islands, GreeceAfterM2.5western TürkiyeAfterM3.2western TürkiyeAfterM3.1Dodecanese Islands, GreeceAfterM2.5Cyprus regionAfterM2.8western TürkiyeAfterM3.1western TürkiyeAfterM3.0central TürkiyeAfterM3.5central TürkiyeAfterM3.2western TürkiyeAfter
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