1.4
Earthquake Details: eastern Türkiye
8/18/2026, 10:57:49 PM
A magnitude 1.4 earthquake occurred near eastern Türkiye on 8/18/2026 at 10:57:49 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
Latitude38.4507
Longitude39.1667
Event IDemsc:20260818_0000811
Magnitude1.4
Updated:8/18/2026, 11:12:33 PM
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/19/2026, 1:57:49 AM GMT+3
- UTC
- 8/18/2026, 10:57:49 PM UTC
-7 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 11
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