Recent earthquake activity
Earthquakes in Turkey: latest news, today and the last 30 days
Turkey is squeezed between the Anatolian, Arabian and Eurasian plates, crossed by the North and East Anatolian faults. The 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes were among the deadliest in its modern history.
Updated 2026-10-21 01:45 UTC
Latest earthquake news in Turkey
The most notable recent events in Turkey, newest first. Each links to its own page with the full record, a map and felt reports. This page is rebuilt every 30 minutes.
- M 3.5 near Simav, Turkey
depth 8.4 km · 17 km S of Simav, Türkiye
- M 3.4 near Gönen, Turkey
depth 14.8 km · 4 km N of Gönen, Türkiye
- M 3.4 near Doğanyol, Turkey
depth 12.2 km · 6 km N of Kale, Türkiye
Turkey earthquake activity at a glance
What the last 30 days look like in Turkey
34 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above were recorded in the last 7 days, the same as the week before. In the last 24 hours: 4.
The largest was M5.1 on September 24, 20 km SW of Hilvan, Turkey, 10.0 km deep, and 10 people reported feeling it.
Nearly all were shallow (less than 70 km down), so even moderate magnitudes can be felt clearly close to the epicentre.
Map of recent earthquakes in Turkey and the surrounding area
Circle size shows magnitude and color shows depth. Select a marker to highlight its event below.
Every recorded event
150 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5+ recorded in Turkey and the surrounding area in the last 30 days. The newest 60 are shown.
Both the USGS global catalog and the EMSC European-Mediterranean catalog are used here, deduplicated — EMSC records the small local events the global catalog does not. 143 of the events below come from EMSC.
M 2.8 14 km WNW of Himmetli, Türkiye
M 2.8 21 km SSW of Kökez, Türkiye
M 2.8 21 km NW of Marmara Ereğlisi, Türkiye
M 2.7 10 km S of Narlı, Türkiye
M 2.6 7 km W of Buharkent, Türkiye
M 2.7 12 km NNE of Gücük, Türkiye
M 3.0 20 km S of Astypálaia, Greece
M 2.9 17 km SSW of Simav, Türkiye
M 2.7 17 km E of Hisarcık, Türkiye
M 3.5 17 km S of Simav, Türkiye
M 2.6 4 km NNE of Kaklık, Türkiye
M 2.7 3 km SSE of Isparta, Türkiye
M 2.9 7 km ESE of Otlukbeli, Türkiye
M 2.6 39 km ENE of Kalkan, Türkiye
M 2.7 10 km N of Kürecik, Türkiye
M 2.7 17 km S of Simav, Türkiye
M 2.7 11 km NNW of Kurucaşile, Türkiye
M 2.5 WESTERN TURKEY
M 2.5 13 km ESE of Çokak, Türkiye
M 3.3 12 km N of Ad Darbāsīyah, Syria
M 2.8 7 km NNW of Kaklık, Türkiye
M 2.6 6 km NE of Yaniklar, Türkiye
M 3.2 23 km NE of Kéfalos, Greece
M 2.8 4 km NNE of Gönen, Türkiye
M 2.5 14 km NE of Andırın, Türkiye
M 2.5 19 km N of Himmetli, Türkiye
M 3.4 4 km N of Gönen, Türkiye
M 2.7 17 km N of Himmetli, Türkiye
M 2.6 15 km SW of Timar, Türkiye
M 2.5 13 km SE of Dmanisi, Georgia
M 2.5 16 km S of Simav, Türkiye
M 2.8 58 km NE of Megálo Chorió, Greece
M 3.4 6 km N of Kale, Türkiye
M 2.5 15 km S of Simav, Türkiye
M 2.6 12 km ESE of Gücük, Türkiye
M 2.9 5 km WNW of Sındırgı, Türkiye
M 2.8 7 km WNW of Sındırgı, Türkiye
M 2.5 6 km N of Sındırgı, Türkiye
M 3.1 16 km NNE of Hasköy, Türkiye
M 2.8 15 km S of Simav, Türkiye
M 2.7 5 km SE of Senirkent, Türkiye
M 2.5 21 km NNE of Marmara Ereğlisi, Türkiye
M 2.8 3 km NNE of Sakçagöz, Türkiye
M 3.2 15 km WSW of Pınarbaşı, Türkiye
M 2.6 22 km ENE of Chūrs, Iran
M 3.2 10 km SE of Yarpuzlu, Türkiye
M 3.0 7 km SSE of Yalova, Türkiye
M 2.5 10 km SE of Kirazlıyayla, Türkiye
M 3.6 15 km NNW of Özvatan, Türkiye
M 2.5 2 km ENE of Sındırgı, Türkiye
M 2.7 6 km NNE of Korucu, Türkiye
M 2.9 4 km NNE of Korucu, Türkiye
M 3.6 6 km SSE of Cengerli, Türkiye
M 2.7 4 km NNE of Korucu, Türkiye
M 2.5 12 km NNW of Himmetli, Türkiye
M 2.7 12 km SSW of Çayırhan, Türkiye
M 2.5 4 km NNE of Sındırgı, Türkiye
M 2.6 12 km E of Başköy, Türkiye
M 3.3 14 km SE of Gülpınar, Türkiye
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Frequently asked questions
Was there an earthquake in Turkey today?
Yes — 4 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above were recorded in the last 24 hours. The most recent was M2.5 near Simav, Turkey, 5 h ago. The list on this page is rebuilt every 30 minutes, newest first.
How many earthquakes does Turkey get?
150 of magnitude 2.5 or above in the last 30 days, 34 of them in the last 7. Most are too small to feel; that is normal for a seismically active region.
What was the biggest recent earthquake in Turkey?
Magnitude 5.1 on September 24, 2026, 20 km SW of Hilvan, Turkey, at a depth of 10.0 km. 10 people reported feeling it.
How deep are earthquakes in Turkey?
In the last 30 days they ranged from 1.4 km to 151.5 km deep. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly near the epicentre; deep ones are felt weakly over a wider area.
How can I get earthquake alerts for Turkey?
Install the free SeismoWatch Android app, draw a box over Turkey, set a minimum magnitude, and turn alerts on. Alerts are sent after an event is published, so they are not an early warning.
Where does this data come from?
From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) global catalog and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), deduplicated. Each event links to its own page with the full record.
The strongest earthquakes recorded in Turkey since 1960
The 10 largest events of magnitude 6.0 or above in the Turkey monitoring area, from the USGS catalog. Recent activity is best read against this: a region's ordinary weeks look very different from its worst days.
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 7.8 | Pazarcik earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence | February 6, 2023 | 10.0 km |
| M 7.6 | 4 km ESE of Derince, Turkey | August 17, 1999 | 17.0 km |
| M 7.5 | Elbistan earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence | February 6, 2023 | 7.4 km |
| M 7.3 | 47 km S of Doğubayazıt, Turkey | November 24, 1976 | 36.0 km |
| M 7.3 | 9 km E of Akyazı, Turkey | July 22, 1967 | 13.5 km |
| M 7.2 | 22 km NE of Gediz, Turkey | March 28, 1970 | 22.2 km |
| M 7.2 | 8 km S of Düzce, Turkey | November 12, 1999 | 10.0 km |
| M 7.1 | 27 km NNE of Van, Turkey | October 23, 2011 | 18.0 km |
| M 7.0 | 13 km NNE of Néon Karlovásion, Greece | October 30, 2020 | 21.0 km |
| M 6.8 | 12 km WNW of Karacabey, Turkey | October 6, 1964 | 19.3 km |
Coverage and data notes
Events are preliminary, so magnitudes and locations may be revised. This page uses a rectangular monitoring area around Turkey, so border areas and nearby offshore zones can include events outside the administrative boundary. Completeness varies: a national network usually records more small earthquakes than the catalogs used here, so treat the counts as a floor rather than a census.
Event data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), in Venezuela FUNVISIS and in Brazil the RSBR through the Centro de Sismologia da USP. Populated places and time zones: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Preliminary solutions are revised as more observations arrive.