Earthquake M 1.5 in the area of Tuşba (Van), 21 October 2026, 16:55 UTC

Recorded 6 d ago. Updated 18:55.

Magnitude: ML 1.5
Time (UTC): 16:55:50
Depth: 12 km
Coordinates: 38.860 N 43.589 E
Source: AFAD
Last revision: 18:55

Map: OpenStreetMap contributors data, OpenMapTiles tiles.

What it means

Summary from the source data

An earthquake of magnitude 1.5 was recorded at a depth of 12 km, near Tuşba (Van), on 21/10 at 16:55 UTC. The data is preliminary and may be updated.

Within 50 km of the epicentre, 5 events were recorded in the last 30 days (maximum magnitude 2.6). In the same area, a stronger quake occurred in the last 30 days (magnitude 2.6). The hypocentre is shallow, at a depth of 12 km.

Quakes of this size are very frequent and are usually not felt by people.

Other nearby and recent quakes

1.3 Tuşba (Van), 28 kmDepth 7 km18:36 UTC 1.4 Van Gölü - [07.97 km] Tuşba (Van), 40 kmDepth 7 kmOct 26 23:03 UTC 1.7 Chaldoran, West Azarbaijan (İran) - [41.30 km] Özalp (Van), 98 kmDepth 7 km17:05 UTC 1.8 Özalp (Van), 42 kmDepth 15 kmOct 23 16:00 UTC 1.2 Van Gölü - [07.91 km] Gevaş (Van), 71 kmDepth 14 kmOct 19 02:06 UTC 1.1 Muradiye (Van), 18 kmDepth 7 kmOct 18 23:11 UTC

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