Earthquake Details: central Türkiye

8/16/2026, 12:23:13 PM

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near central Türkiye on 8/16/2026 at 12:23:13 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -5.8 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Türkiye Osmaniye Osmaniye (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-5.8 km

Significance0

Latitude37.1380

Longitude36.6743

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000446

Magnitude3.0

Updated:8/16/2026, 12:31:01 PM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 3:23:13 PM GMT+3
UTC: 8/16/2026, 12:23:13 PM UTC

-5.8 km · Shallow-focus

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

Nearby major cities

Nearby event sequence · 8

M2.8central TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 3:38:58 AM M2.7eastern TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 11:50:42 AM M2.8eastern TürkiyeBefore8/15/2026, 10:08:54 PM M3.2eastern TürkiyeBefore8/16/2026, 2:44:47 AM M2.5Cyprus regionBefore8/16/2026, 3:05:41 AM M2.5eastern TürkiyeBefore8/16/2026, 7:06:06 AM M2.5central TürkiyeAfter8/16/2026, 12:43:56 PM M2.5central TürkiyeAfter8/17/2026, 1:05:48 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 16, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.