Earthquake M 1.7 in the area of Chaldoran, West Azarbaijan (İran) - [41.30 km] Özalp (Van), 27 October 2026, 17:05 UTC

Recorded 4 h ago. Updated 22:41.

Magnitude: ML 1.7
Time (UTC): 17:05:03
Depth: 7 km
Coordinates: 38.878 N 44.716 E
Source: AFAD
Last revision: 22:41

Map: OpenStreetMap contributors data, OpenMapTiles tiles.

What it means

Summary from the source data

An earthquake of magnitude 1.7 was recorded at a depth of 7 km, near Chaldoran, West Azarbaijan (İran) - [41.30 km] Özalp (Van), on 27/10 at 17:05 UTC. The data is preliminary and may be updated.

The hypocentre is shallow, at a depth of 7 km.

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

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