3.0
Earthquake Details: western Türkiye
8/20/2026, 11:03:17 PM
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred near western Türkiye on 8/20/2026 at 11:03:17 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -11.2 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-11.2 km
Significance0
Latitude39.2262
Longitude29.0098
Event IDemsc:20260820_0000622
Magnitude3.0
Updated:8/20/2026, 11:22:59 PM
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/21/2026, 2:03:17 AM GMT+3
- UTC
- 8/20/2026, 11:03:17 PM UTC
-11.2 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M3.2western TürkiyeBeforeM2.7western TürkiyeBeforeM2.7Eastern Mediterranean SeaBeforeM2.8western TürkiyeBeforeM2.8western TürkiyeBeforeM2.9western TürkiyeBeforeM3.0Dodecanese Islands, GreeceBeforeM3.0western TürkiyeBeforeM3.0western TürkiyeBeforeM2.8western TürkiyeBeforeM3.3western TürkiyeAfterM4.311 km NNW of Ilgaz, TürkiyeAfter
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