2.9
Earthquake Details: western Türkiye
8/20/2026, 2:40:34 AM
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near western Türkiye on 8/20/2026 at 2:40:34 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -11.5 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-11.5 km
Significance0
Latitude40.7795
Longitude29.1053
Event IDemsc:20260820_0000095
Magnitude2.9
Updated:8/20/2026, 2:49:26 AM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/20/2026, 5:40:34 AM GMT+3
- UTC
- 8/20/2026, 2:40:34 AM UTC
-11.5 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.1western TürkiyeBeforeM2.5Dodecanese Is.-Turkey Border RegBeforeM2.5western TürkiyeBeforeM2.5western TürkiyeBeforeM3.2western TürkiyeBeforeM2.7western TürkiyeBeforeM2.5western TürkiyeBeforeM2.8western TürkiyeBeforeM2.5western TürkiyeBeforeM2.6western TürkiyeBeforeM2.5western TürkiyeBeforeM2.8western TürkiyeBefore
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