1.5MAGNITUDE

Magnitude 1.5 Earthquake in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey

20 October 2026, 19:27 · 11 days ago
Estimated intensity: I · Micro / weak
LocationKOSEYAHYA-ELBISTAN (KAHRAMANMARAS)
Magnitude1.5
Depth5.0 km
Coordinates38.2022, 37.3958
ProvinceKahramanmaraş

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake was recorded near KOSEYAHYA-ELBISTAN (KAHRAMANMARAS) on 20 October 2026, 19:27 Turkey time (16:27 UTC). The focal depth was about 5.0 km (very shallow).

This is a micro earthquake that is usually not felt. The estimated intensity at the epicentre is I (Micro / weak).

Nearest provincial capitals: Kahramanmaraş (~80 km), Malatya (~81 km), Adıyaman (~92 km).

14 further earthquakes were recorded within 100 km afterwards.

Turkish version

Aftershocks and later earthquakes (100 km, 3 days)

MagnitudeLocationTime (Turkey)DepthDistance
1.2BAGKOY-AKCADAG (MALATYA)21.10.2026 02:34 11 days ago8.1 km53 km
0.9LEVENT-AKCADAG (MALATYA)21.10.2026 03:32 11 days ago14.6 km49 km
1.9AKBAYIR-ELBISTAN (KAHRAMANMARAS)21.10.2026 10:14 10 days ago23.6 km6 km
1.7ELMALI-GOKSUN (KAHRAMANMARAS)21.10.2026 18:25 10 days ago7.4 km71 km
1.5IZCI-CELIKHAN (ADIYAMAN)21.10.2026 21:45 10 days ago6.1 km91 km
1.2CELIKHAN (ADIYAMAN)22.10.2026 01:21 10 days ago14.3 km78 km
1.2YAYGIN-(MALATYA)22.10.2026 01:45 10 days ago16.0 km98 km
1.8YUKARIBURANDERE-PINARBASI (KAYSERI)22.10.2026 11:22 9 days ago8.8 km94 km
1.2YAGCA-HEKIMHAN (MALATYA)22.10.2026 12:21 9 days ago11.8 km81 km
2.1YOLKURU-DOGANSEHIR (MALATYA)22.10.2026 14:11 9 days ago13.6 km42 km
1.6SEYITUSAGI-YESILYURT (MALATYA)22.10.2026 18:09 9 days ago6.7 km69 km
1.4TATLAR-NURHAK (KAHRAMANMARAS)22.10.2026 23:06 9 days ago12.8 km20 km
0.9TAPKIRANKALE-ELBISTAN (KAHRAMANMARAS)23.10.2026 05:19 8 days ago4.9 km21 km
1.6YUKARIBURANDERE-PINARBASI (KAYSERI)23.10.2026 06:42 8 days ago6.4 km98 km