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Earthquakes in Turkey today

AFAD located 87 earthquakes in and around Turkey in the past 24 hours. The strongest, magnitude 2.7, was recorded off Çeşme, Izmir at . Over the past 12 months Turkey had 43,530 earthquakes: about one every 12 minutes.

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The map and the list update themselves from AFAD’s catalogue every few minutes, quakes at sea and across the border included. Pick a quake to see where it struck.

Period
Magnitude
87Earthquakes79In Turkey0Magnitude 3+0Magnitude 4+2.7Strongest
< 223456+
87 quakes
Latest earthquakes, newest first
2.2Pınarbaşı, KayseriYukarıborandere3 Oct7 km
1.1Doğanşehir, MalatyaSürgü3 Oct17.6 km
1.6Karlıova, BingölKaynarpınar3 Oct7 km
2.0Syria AbroadAyn el-Arab, Halep3 Oct6.9 km
1.5Pamukkale, DenizliKarakova3 Oct7 km
1.3Gediz, KütahyaÇukurören3 Oct7 km
1.5Afşin, KahramanmaraşAlimpınar3 Oct9.9 km
1.0Tavas, DenizliMedet3 Oct7 km
1.6Sındırgı, BalıkesirRızaiye3 Oct15.3 km
2.3Karlıova, BingölKaynarpınar3 Oct7 km
2.3Gazipaşa, Antalya Open seaMediterranean, 96 km away3 Oct10.1 km
1.5Bornova, IzmirKemalpaşa3 Oct7 km
1.9Feke, AdanaKısacıklı3 Oct7 km
1.3Akçadağ, MalatyaGörgü3 Oct7 km
1.4Sındırgı, BalıkesirYüreğil3 Oct7.2 km
2.0Çameli, DenizliTaşçılar3 Oct7 km
2.2Çameli, DenizliGürsu3 Oct6.6 km
1.2Pasinler, ErzurumÇamlıca3 Oct5.9 km
1.2Yeşilyurt, MalatyaGörgü3 Oct7 km
1.9Tekman, ErzurumAğcakoca3 Oct7 km
1.6Tekman, ErzurumTaşkesen3 Oct7 km
1.1Şereflikoçhisar, AnkaraŞeyh Kuyusu3 Oct7 km
1.6Elbistan, KahramanmaraşGökçek3 Oct6.2 km
2.0Aşkale, ErzurumKandilli3 Oct7 km
2.3Aşkale, ErzurumMerdivenköy3 Oct17.2 km
2.0Simav, KütahyaKiçir3 Oct6.9 km
1.3Yeşilyurt, MalatyaIşıklı3 Oct7 km
1.2Aşkale, ErzurumKandilli3 Oct7 km
1.6Biga, ÇanakkaleBekirli3 Oct7.1 km
1.3Çameli, DenizliGürsu3 Oct7 km
1.4Onikişubat, KahramanmaraşKurucaova3 Oct7 km
2.2Menteşe, MuğlaKötekli3 Oct7 km
2.7Çeşme, IzmirAegean Sea, 28 km away3 Oct7 km
1.5Feke, AdanaKısacıklı3 Oct7 km
0.8Yeşilyurt, MalatyaGörgü3 Oct6.8 km
1.5Sivrice, ElazığSakız Ağacı3 Oct9.3 km
1.2Sındırgı, Balıkesirİbiller3 Oct10.1 km
1.5Boztepe, KırşehirYeni3 Oct7 km
0.8Yeşilyurt, Malatyaİkizce3 Oct7 km
0.8Sivrice, ElazığKavallı3 Oct7 km
2.2Syria AbroadRakka3 Oct18.9 km
2.0Feke, AdanaYerebakan3 Oct7 km
1.1İslahiye, Gaziantepİdilli3 Oct7 km
2.1Kemah, ErzincanAkbudak3 Oct6.1 km
0.9Yeşilyurt, MalatyaYakınca3 Oct7.1 km
2.4İskilip, ÇorumDerekargın3 Oct11.6 km
2.0Yeşilyurt, MalatyaBostanbaşı3 Oct9.7 km
1.7Sındırgı, BalıkesirYaylacık3 Oct11.5 km
0.8Battalgazi, MalatyaUluköy3 Oct7 km
1.0Fethiye, Muğla Open seaMediterranean, 33 km away3 Oct7 km
1.2Simav, KütahyaKoyunoba3 Oct10.7 km
1.0Feke, AdanaYerebakan3 Oct7 km
1.1Doğanşehir, MalatyaÖren3 Oct12.6 km
1.3Sındırgı, BalıkesirAlacaatlı3 Oct7.2 km
1.2Yeşilyurt, MalatyaGörgü3 Oct7 km
1.3Dulkadiroğlu, KahramanmaraşTevekkelli3 Oct7 km
1.0Köyceğiz, MuğlaOtmanlar2 Oct7 km
1.2Köyceğiz, MuğlaOtmanlar2 Oct7 km
1.6Çağlayancerit, KahramanmaraşBozlar2 Oct15.7 km
1.8Ezine, ÇanakkaleBahçeli2 Oct15.8 km
1.7Sındırgı, BalıkesirYaylacık2 Oct7.3 km
2.5Ekinözü, KahramanmaraşSoysallı2 Oct13 km
2.7Ekinözü, KahramanmaraşSoysallı2 Oct7 km
1.3Ulaş, SivasKapukaya2 Oct7 km
1.6Menteşe, MuğlaYörükoğlu2 Oct7 km
1.2Beyşehir, KonyaAkçabelen2 Oct7 km
1.6Gazipaşa, Antalya Open seaMediterranean, 65 km away2 Oct34 km
1.1Simav, KütahyaKarakoca2 Oct7.5 km
0.8Maden, ElazığAcıbadem2 Oct6.5 km
1.5Sındırgı, Balıkesirİbiller2 Oct9.7 km
1.4Kelkit, GümüşhaneGürleyik2 Oct11.2 km
1.3Göksun, KahramanmaraşHacımirza2 Oct12.3 km
1.6Beylikdüzü, IstanbulSea of Marmara, 11 km away2 Oct14.2 km
1.1Sincik, AdıyamanKaraköse2 Oct13.3 km
1.2Pazarcık, KahramanmaraşBüyüknacar2 Oct7 km
0.9Saimbeyli, AdanaGürleşen2 Oct9 km
2.0Pütürge, MalatyaTekederesi2 Oct11.2 km
4.2Greece AbroadAchaea, Dytiki Ellada2 Oct6.8 km
1.2Merkez, ÇankırıTaytak2 Oct7 km
1.8Demre, Antalya Open seaMediterranean, 46 km away2 Oct7.1 km
0.9Datça, MuğlaAegean Sea, 14 km away2 Oct7 km
1.0Bodrum, MuğlaAegean Sea, 16 km away2 Oct7 km
1.1Köyceğiz, MuğlaBalcılar2 Oct7 km
1.6Çumra, KonyaDinek2 Oct6.8 km
1.7Dinar, AfyonkarahisarÇakıcı2 Oct7 km
2.0Çeşme, Izmir Open seaAegean Sea, 70 km away2 Oct6.8 km
1.9Sivrice, ElazığSekiler2 Oct9.7 km
Checked · updates itself every minute
Past 12 months

Turkey had 43,530 earthquakes in a year

From to , AFAD located 43,530 earthquakes in Turkey. Most were far too small to feel: 962 reached magnitude 3 and 118 magnitude 4 or more.

Earthquakes in Turkey

43,530

46,348 with seas and neighbours

Magnitude 4 or more

118

on 83 different days

Strongest

6.1

Sındırgı, Balıkesir

Busiest day

549

strongest M4.8

Every day of the year

Earthquakes a day in Turkey, by Türkiye time. Point at a day for its count and its strongest quake.

FewerMore

How often

12 min

On average an earthquake struck Turkey every 12 minutes, day and night: about 119 a day.

One quake’s share of the energy

51%

The M6.1 earthquake in Sındırgı, Balıkesir on released 51% of the seismic energy of all 43,530 quakes. The ten largest released 80%.

Most active district

15,200

Sındırgı, Balıkesir alone recorded 15,200 earthquakes, 35% of Turkey’s total. Its strongest was M6.1.

Mostly shallow

84%

Shallow quakes shake the surface harder. 84% of these began less than 10 km down; just 28 started deeper than 70 km.

More at night?

+27%

Seismographs catch 27% more small quakes between midnight and 6 am than in working hours, when traffic and machinery drown out the faintest. For magnitude 2.5 and up the gap shrinks to 14%.

Bigger means rarer

≈10×

Each whole step up in magnitude came about 10 times less often (844 of magnitude 3, 109 of 4, 8 of 5), while releasing about 32 times more energy.

When quakes are recorded

Share of each hour of the day over the past 12 months, Türkiye time.

All quakesMagnitude 2.5+
Magnitude & depth

How strong, how deep

Magnitude measures the energy an earthquake releases; depth, how far below the surface it began. Turkey’s quakes of the past 12 months, on a log scale so the rare strong ones show.

Earthquakes by magnitude

Count and share of all quakes in Turkey, with how each size usually feels.

  1. Under 1Recorded by instruments only3,7518.6%
  2. 1–2Not felt32,53774.7%
  3. 2–3Rarely felt6,28014.4%
  4. 3–4Often felt indoors, no damage8441.9%
  5. 4–5Felt by most; objects rattle1090.25%
  6. 5–6Can damage weak buildings80.02%
  7. 6 and aboveCan cause serious damage10.00%

Earthquakes by depth

How far below the surface each quake began.

  1. Under 10 km36,68284.3%
  2. 10–20 km6,61215.2%
  3. 20–30 km1150.26%
  4. 30–50 km640.15%
  5. 50–70 km290.07%
  6. 70–150 km280.06%
  7. 150 km and above00.0%

Each whole step of magnitude releases about 32 times more energy: one magnitude 6 earthquake releases about as much as 1,000 of magnitude 4.

By province

Where the ground shook most

Earthquakes of the past 12 months by province, placed by AFAD’s nearest district. Balıkesir led with 16,188, 37% of the national total. Pick a province for its strongest and latest quakes.

FewerMore
Pick a province on the map or in the lists.

Most active

  1. 116,188
  2. 23,872
  3. 33,669
  4. 42,362
  5. 51,659
  6. 61,222
  7. 71,150
  8. 8918
  9. 9832
  10. 10762

Quietest

  1. 12
  2. 25
  3. 35
  4. 47
  5. 58
  6. 69
  7. 79
  8. 812
  9. 913
  10. 1016
Earthquakes by province in the past 12 months
1016,188423526.1
443,8725585.6
433,6694444.9
462,3624784.7
481,6592424.5
451,2221903.9
201,1503655.1
359182203.7
238322134.7
06762514.1
177572034.0
027111914.2
016881625.0
385451814.1
254441003.5
42363603.5
653561925.2
24338944.9
123321014.4
09324603.9
58303603.7
14293203.5
802901734.4
072781334.9
16274803.9
60268615.5
312641034.2
59248503.5
03245403.5
34234303.6
19191114.0
27184434.6
64170001.9
71165002.8
49145314.1
33136703.9
04133614.3
62123414.2
18115414.2
32113002.7
77111103.2
15105002.9
21104414.0
1398103.6
4088103.4
5486303.1
6685002.6
6378215.4
2673002.7
8172203.6
2961002.5
5157103.8
3652203.0
3747002.6
0545203.6
3944001.6
3041203.1
0838002.2
1138103.3
5638002.8
6837002.4
4736002.1
6935002.7
7335103.2
2832103.3
6131103.8
7530103.9
5528214.0
7023001.9
7221002.5
7817103.7
5316002.3
2213002.0
7412002.2
419001.5
509001.9
768002.9
527002.2
575103.1
675001.2
792001.7

Most active districts

  1. Sındırgı, BalıkesirM3+ 415 · strongest 6.115,200
  2. Simav, KütahyaM3+ 39 · strongest 4.93,214
  3. Yeşilyurt, MalatyaM3+ 4 · strongest 3.6830
  4. Göksun, KahramanmaraşM3+ 18 · strongest 4.2822
  5. Pütürge, MalatyaM3+ 13 · strongest 4.5684
  6. Battalgazi, MalatyaM3+ 18 · strongest 5.6598
  7. Akçadağ, MalatyaM3+ 8 · strongest 4.1557
  8. Doğanşehir, MalatyaM3+ 4 · strongest 3.6533
  9. Elbistan, KahramanmaraşM3+ 6 · strongest 4.7414
  10. Beypazarı, AnkaraM3+ 0 · strongest 2.7399

At sea

  1. Aegean Sea1,261 near the coast · strongest 5.92,402
  2. Mediterranean265 near the coast · strongest 5.41,207
  3. Sea of Marmara799 near the coast · strongest 3.9799
  4. Black Sea56 near the coast · strongest 4.3111

Near-coast quakes (within 30 km, and all in the Sea of Marmara) also count in Turkey’s totals.

Across the border

  1. Syriastrongest 3.9186
  2. Iranstrongest 5.2104
  3. Georgiastrongest 4.194
  4. Iraqstrongest 4.775
  5. Cyprusstrongest 3.656
  6. Greecestrongest 5.152
  7. Bulgariastrongest 2.850
  8. Armeniastrongest 4.222
History

Strong earthquakes since 2000

Earthquakes of magnitude 4 and above in Turkey each year. 2023 stands out with 734, the year of the M7.7 earthquake in Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş; a typical year has about 71.

4–55–66+Typical year (median)

2026 so far: 61 earthquakes of magnitude 4+, fewer than the 85 average for the same dates over the past 26 years (median 52).

Since the last magnitude 6+

340 days

Sındırgı, Balıkesir ·

Since the last magnitude 7+

1,335 days

Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş ·

Magnitude 6+ since 1990

22

Strongest: M7.7, Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş,

Every magnitude 6+ earthquake since 1990

In Turkey or near its coast, from AFAD’s catalogue. Magnitudes before 2008 mix several scales.

  1. 6.1Sındırgı, Balıkesir
  2. 6.1Sındırgı, Balıkesir
  3. 6.2Off Silivri, Istanbul
  4. 6.4Yayladağı, Hatay
  5. 7.6Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş
  6. 6.6Nurdağı, Gaziantep
  7. 7.7Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş
  8. 6.6Off Seferihisar, Izmir
  9. 6.8Sivrice, Elazığ
  10. 6.0Bozkurt, Denizli
  11. 6.5Off Bodrum, Muğla
  12. 6.2Off Karaburun, Izmir
  13. 6.0Off Fethiye, Muğla
  14. 6.7Tuşba, Van
  15. 6.1Merkez, Bingöl
  16. 6.4Pülümür, Tunceli
  17. 6.1Sultandağı, Afyonkarahisar
  18. 7.2Merkez, Düzce
  19. 7.4Başiskele, Kocaeli
  20. 6.0Pülümür, Tunceli
  21. 6.1Pülümür, Tunceli
  22. 7.0Otlukbeli, Erzincan

Year by year

Earthquakes in Turkey by magnitude, and each year’s strongest.

YearMagnitude 4+Magnitude 5+Magnitude 6+Strongest
2026 to date61805.6Battalgazi, Malatya
2025168936.2Off Silivri, Istanbul
2024107705.9Kale, Malatya
20237345947.7Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş
202261605.9Gölyaka, Düzce
202160605.2Kiğı, Bingöl
20201661826.8Sivrice, Elazığ
201972516.0Bozkurt, Denizli
201851105.1Samsat, Adıyaman
20171471626.5Off Bodrum, Muğla
201648105.0Çiçekdağı, Kırşehir
201571405.3Kiğı, Bingöl
201476205.3Off Eceabat, Çanakkale
201367205.3Off Gökçeada, Çanakkale
20121521216.0Off Fethiye, Muğla
20112702116.7Tuşba, Van
201069705.8Palu, Elazığ
200936105.0Pütürge, Malatya
200856405.1Off Gökçeada, Çanakkale
200771805.6Bala, Ankara
200635205.2Bandırma, Balıkesir
2005791105.9Karlıova, Bingöl
2004771005.3Aşkale, Erzurum
2003701126.4Pülümür, Tunceli
200234416.1Sultandağı, Afyonkarahisar
200126405.1Merkez, Osmaniye
200045705.9Orta, Çankırı
Be prepared

What to do when the ground shakes

AFAD’s basic advice, in short. In an emergency, call 112.

Drop, cover, hold on

Get down on your hands and knees, cover your head and neck (under a sturdy table if you can) and hold on until the shaking stops. Keep away from windows; do not run outside or use the lift.

When the shaking stops

Check yourself and others for injuries. If you smell gas, turn it off and open the windows. Leave a damaged building carefully, by the stairs, and expect aftershocks.

Know your assembly area

Look up the emergency assembly area nearest your home on e-Devlet now, before you need it, and agree on it with your family.

Find it on e-Devlet

Emergency number: 112

One free number for ambulance, fire and police anywhere in Turkey. Keep calls short, and send messages to keep the lines free for others.

Keep a ready bag

Water, long-lasting food, a torch, a whistle, a power bank, a first-aid kit, copies of your documents and the medicines you take.

Questions

Questions about earthquakes in Turkey

Was there an earthquake in Turkey today?

Yes. In the 24 hours to , AFAD located 87 earthquakes in and around Turkey, 0 of them of magnitude 3 or more. The strongest was an M2.7 earthquake off Çeşme, Izmir at . Most quakes are too small to feel; the list above updates itself every few minutes.

How many earthquakes does Turkey have in a year?

In the 12 months to , AFAD located 43,530 earthquakes in Turkey, about one every 12 minutes. Most were tiny: 962 reached magnitude 3, 118 magnitude 4 and 9 magnitude 5 or more.

Which province has the most earthquakes?

Over the past 12 months Balıkesir had the most, 16,188 (37% of Turkey’s total), followed by Malatya (3,872) and Kütahya (3,669). Counts like these jump after a strong quake, because its aftershocks are counted too.

When was the last big earthquake in Turkey?

The last earthquake of magnitude 6 or more was the M6.1 earthquake in Sındırgı, Balıkesir on . The latest of magnitude 5 or more was the M5.4 earthquake in Karaköprü, Şanlıurfa on .

What was the strongest earthquake in Turkey since 1990?

It was the M7.7 earthquake in Pazarcık, Kahramanmaraş on , the strongest in AFAD’s catalogue since 1990. The next strongest was the M7.6 earthquake in Elbistan, Kahramanmaraş on . In all, Turkey has had 22 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more since 1990.

Are there more earthquakes than usual in 2026?

No. By , Turkey had 61 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or more in 2026, below the average of 85 for the same dates since 2000 (the median is 52). The average is pulled up by exceptional years such as 2023, which had 734 in all.

When was the last earthquake in Istanbul?

AFAD placed 234 earthquakes in Istanbul province in the past 12 months (3 of magnitude 3 or more); the latest was on . The Sea of Marmara as a whole had 799. Since 1990, the strongest earthquake placed in Istanbul was the M6.2 earthquake off Silivri, Istanbul on .

Why do AFAD and Kandilli give different numbers?

AFAD, the government’s disaster agency, and Boğaziçi University’s Kandilli Observatory run separate seismic networks and calculate each quake on their own. The same earthquake can therefore appear with a slightly different magnitude, time or location, and small quakes may be listed by one and not the other. This page uses AFAD’s catalogue throughout.

What should I do during an earthquake?

Drop to your hands and knees, cover your head and neck, ideally under a sturdy table, and hold on until the shaking stops. Keep away from windows and do not use the lift. Afterwards, check for injuries and gas leaks, leave damaged buildings carefully and go to your emergency assembly area. In an emergency, call 112.

Sources

Where the data comes from

  • AFAD earthquake catalogue

    Every event with its time, magnitude, depth and location, from Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority. Checked every five minutes.

    Updated 3 Oct, 16:05

  • Year and history statistics

    Worked out daily by Turkpidya from the same catalogue: every event of the past 12 months, and every magnitude 4+ since 1990.

    Covers 3 Oct 2025 to 3 Oct 2026

  • Open data API

    The same numbers as JSON, for developers.

    /v1/quakes/recent · /v1/quakes/overview · /v1/quakes/map

Method

Quakes count as in Turkey when they strike on land (lakes and reservoirs included), in the Sea of Marmara, at a Turkish island, or at sea within 30 km of the nearest Turkish district, but not at a foreign island; provinces count them by AFAD’s nearest district. Days and hours are Türkiye time. Magnitudes are AFAD’s own and can differ from other agencies’ figures for the same quake; before 2008 AFAD mixed several magnitude scales, so older counts are indicative. Energy uses log10 E = 1.5 M + 4.8 (joules).