Earthquake M 1.8 in the area of Merkez (Çorum), 22 October 2026, 10:23 UTC

Recorded 5 d ago. Updated 12:22.

Magnitude: ML 1.8
Time (UTC): 10:23:03
Depth: 10 km
Coordinates: 40.566 N 34.744 E
Source: AFAD
Last revision: 12:22

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 10 km, near Merkez (Çorum), on 22/10 at 10:23 UTC. The data is preliminary and may be updated.

Within 50 km of the epicentre, 3 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 10 km.

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

Other nearby and recent quakes

0.9 Sorgun (Yozgat), 94 kmDepth 7 km09:02 UTC 1.1 Mecitözü (Çorum), 48 kmDepth 7 kmOct 25 00:47 UTC 1.6 Dodurga (Çorum), 29 kmDepth 13 kmOct 20 21:02 UTC 1.0 Sulakyurt (Kırıkkale), 75 kmDepth 7 kmOct 19 09:09 UTC 1.8 Uğurludağ (Çorum), 30 kmDepth 15 kmOct 19 05:12 UTC

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