Earthquake M 1.6 in the area of Afşin (Kahramanmaraş), 23 October 2026, 18:40 UTC
Recorded 4 d ago. Updated 19:40.
- Magnitude
- ML 1.6
- Time (UTC)
- 18:40:27
- Depth
- 9 km
- Coordinates
- 38.128 N 36.772 E
- Source
- AFAD
- Last revision
- 19:40
Map: OpenStreetMap contributors data, OpenMapTiles tiles.
What it means
Summary from the source data
An earthquake of magnitude 1.6 was recorded at a depth of 9 km, near Afşin (Kahramanmaraş), on 23/10 at 18:40 UTC. The data is preliminary and may be updated.
Within 50 km of the epicentre, 2 events were recorded in the last 24 hours (maximum magnitude 1.6). Within 50 km of the epicentre, 9 events were recorded in the last 30 days (maximum magnitude 2.0). In the same area, a stronger quake occurred in the last 30 days (magnitude 2.0). The hypocentre is shallow, at a depth of 9 km.
Quakes of this size are very frequent and are usually not felt by people.
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