Earthquake Details: eastern Türkiye

8/17/2026, 2:56:44 AM

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake occurred near eastern Türkiye on 8/17/2026 at 2:56:44 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -7 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Türkiye Bitlis Tatvan (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-7 km

Significance0

Latitude38.2320

Longitude42.7507

Event IDemsc:20260817_0000101

Magnitude2.5

Updated:8/17/2026, 3:11:26 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/17/2026, 5:56:44 AM GMT+3
UTC: 8/17/2026, 2:56:44 AM UTC

-7 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 M2.5eastern TürkiyeBefore8/16/2026, 7:06:06 AM M2.7eastern TürkiyeBefore8/16/2026, 10:20:57 AM M2.5central TürkiyeBefore8/17/2026, 1:05:48 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 17, 2026, 03:11 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.