Earthquake Details: eastern Türkiye

8/15/2026, 10:08:54 PM

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near eastern Türkiye on 8/15/2026 at 10:08:54 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -11.2 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Türkiye Elazığ Elâzığ (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-11.2 km

Significance0

Latitude38.5618

Longitude39.5252

Event IDemsc:20260815_0000815

Magnitude2.8

Updated:8/15/2026, 10:39:53 PM

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 1:08:54 AM GMT+3
UTC: 8/15/2026, 10:08:54 PM UTC

-11.2 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 10

M2.8central TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 3:38:58 AM M2.7eastern TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 11:50:42 AM M3.2eastern TürkiyeAfter8/16/2026, 2:44:47 AM M2.5eastern TürkiyeAfter8/16/2026, 7:06:06 AM M2.7eastern TürkiyeAfter8/16/2026, 10:20:57 AM M3.0central TürkiyeAfter8/16/2026, 12:23:13 PM M2.5central TürkiyeAfter8/16/2026, 12:43:56 PM M2.5central TürkiyeAfter8/17/2026, 1:05:48 AM M2.5eastern TürkiyeAfter8/17/2026, 2:56:44 AM M3.0eastern TürkiyeAfter8/17/2026, 5:39:47 AM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 15, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.