Moderate Earthquake ● Closed

M5.3 Earthquake — Eastern Turkey

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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake in Eastern Turkey, reported by EMSC.

Measurements

MagnitudeM5.3
Depth7.0 km
Coordinates37.4205, 38.8678
RegionEastern Turkey

Measured by

Earthquake data courtesy of EMSC

This is a scientific measurement of an event that has already happened. It is not a warning, and it does not tell you what to do.

Not rated by source. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre does not publish a severity for this; the level shown is our own classification.

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Also reported by: USGS

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Source updated 25 days ago (Sep 24, 2026 08:51 UTC) · we last heard from European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 58 seconds ago

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What has changed

  • Magnitude revised from M5.1 to M5.3 — Sep 24, 08:52 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
  • Magnitude revised from M5.4 to M5.1 — Sep 24, 07:47 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
  • Magnitude revised from M5.8 to M5.4 — Sep 24, 07:46 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
  • Magnitude revised from M5.4 to M5.8 — Sep 24, 07:45 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

Figures published in the first minutes of an event are preliminary. A change here is the agency refining its own estimate, not a correction to this page.

What USGS has published since this earthquake

Reports of the shaking

USGS received 10 "Did You Feel It?" reports; the strongest shaking reported was intensity V (moderate).

From the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS event page has the maps and everything USGS has published for this earthquake.

General safety information

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