Earthquake M 1.8 in the area of Eleşkirt (Ağrı), 26 October 2026, 23:00 UTC

Recorded 23 h ago. Updated 23:06.

Magnitude: ML 1.8
Time (UTC): 23:00:14
Depth: 7 km
Coordinates: 39.939 N 42.840 E
Source: AFAD
Last revision: 23:06

Map: OpenStreetMap contributors data, OpenMapTiles tiles.

What it means

Summary from the source data

An earthquake of magnitude 1.8 was recorded at a depth of 7 km, near Eleşkirt (Ağrı), on 26/10 at 23:00 UTC. The data is preliminary and may be updated.

Within 50 km of the epicentre, 2 events were recorded in the last 30 days (maximum magnitude 1.8). It is the strongest quake in the area in the last 30 days. The hypocentre is shallow, at a depth of 7 km.

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

Other nearby and recent quakes

1.9 Karayazı (Erzurum), 79 kmDepth 6 kmOct 25 03:05 UTC 1.5 Karaçoban (Erzurum), 94 kmDepth 9 kmOct 21 22:54 UTC 1.6 Armavir (Ermenistan) - [18.71 km] Tuzluca (Iğdır), 95 kmDepth 7 kmOct 21 21:51 UTC 1.4 Eleşkirt (Ağrı), 4 kmDepth 7 kmOct 20 01:18 UTC

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