2.2
Earthquake Details: western Türkiye
8/17/2026, 9:48:58 PM
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake occurred near western Türkiye on 8/17/2026 at 9:48:58 PM. 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
Latitude38.6373
Longitude31.0452
Event IDemsc:20260817_0000710
Magnitude2.2
Updated:8/17/2026, 10:03:24 PM
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/18/2026, 12:48:58 AM GMT+3
- UTC
- 8/17/2026, 9:48:58 PM 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 TürkiyeBeforeM3.5western TürkiyeBeforeM3.5Dodecanese Islands, GreeceBeforeM3.2western TürkiyeBeforeM3.1Dodecanese Islands, GreeceBeforeM2.8western TürkiyeBeforeM3.1western TürkiyeBeforeM2.5western TürkiyeBeforeM2.5Dodecanese Islands, GreeceBeforeM3.0central TürkiyeAfterM3.5central TürkiyeAfterM3.2western TürkiyeAfter
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