2.8
Earthquake Details: eastern Türkiye
Aug 28, 2026, 01:48:16
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred near eastern Türkiye on Aug 28, 2026 at 01:48:16. 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
Latitude38.4163
Longitude38.9890
Event IDemsc:20260828_0000021
Magnitude2.8
Updated:Aug 28, 2026, 01:55:36 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Aug 28, 2026, 04:48:16 GMT+3
- UTC
- Aug 28, 2026, 01:48:16 UTC
-7 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M2.7central TürkiyeAfterM3.4central TürkiyeAfterM2.6eastern TürkiyeAfterM2.4eastern TürkiyeAfterM2.3Türkiye–Iran border regionAfterM2.5eastern TürkiyeAfterM3.0central TürkiyeAfterM2.3near the coast of SyriaAfterM2.5central TürkiyeAfterM2.7central TürkiyeAfterM2.5central TürkiyeAfterM2.6Türkiye–Iraq border regionAfter
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