Monthly earthquake reports

September 2026 Turkey earthquake report

2,537 earthquakes were recorded in and around Turkey this month. The largest was M5.4 near Karaköprü (Şanlıurfa).

Earthquakes

2,537

Largest

M5.4

Karaköprü (Şanlıurfa)

M4 and above

Most active province

Balıkesir

328 earthquakes

Earthquakes per day

Energy released: ≈ 2,450 tonnes of TNT

Magnitude distribution

Depth distribution (km)

Largest earthquakes

Magnitude	Place	Depth	Time
5.4	Karaköprü (Şanlıurfa)	7.0 km	24 Sept 2026, 07:40 UTC
5.0	Saimbeyli (Adana)	7.0 km	21 Sept 2026, 01:02 UTC
3.9	Kalecik (Ankara)	11.7 km	3 Sept 2026, 17:11 UTC
3.8	Ege Denizi - Kuşadası Körfezi - [11.69 km] Kuşadası (Aydın)	7.8 km	18 Sept 2026, 18:09 UTC
3.7	Yunusemre (Manisa)	11.7 km	3 Sept 2026, 10:20 UTC

Most active provinces

Province	Count	Largest
Balıkesir	328	3.5
Malatya	290	3.4
Kütahya	175	3.1
Kahramanmaraş	142	3.1
Muğla	119	3.0
İzmir	117	3.4
Manisa	95	3.7
Adana	94	5.0
Elazığ	84	3.4
Ankara	83	3.9
Denizli	75	2.6
Kayseri	58	3.1

Aftershocks of the largest earthquakes

M5.4 · Karaköprü (Şanlıurfa)

24 Sept 2026, 07:40 UTC

6 aftershocks within 40 km in the first 30 days, the largest M2.4.

M5.0 · Saimbeyli (Adana)

21 Sept 2026, 01:02 UTC

70 aftershocks within 40 km in the first 30 days, the largest M2.9.

Coverage and method

From the Deprem catalogue merging AFAD, Kandilli, EMSC, USGS, GFZ and NOA solutions, for Turkey and 20 km around it, in Istanbul time. Automatic solutions can be revised later.

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