M 4.1 earthquake – 16 km NE of Çelikhan, Turkey
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Local time: Aug 25, 2026 · 21:43 (UTC+3)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.1moment magnitude (mwr)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 38.132, 38.36522 km from Yakınca
- Energy released
- 21 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 259USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Aug 9, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 21 tons of TNT, 22 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Turkey.
- 7.8 Pazarcik earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence Feb 6, 2023
- 7.8 20 km NNE of Erzincan, Turkey Dec 26, 1939
- 7.5 Elbistan earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence Feb 6, 2023
- 7.0 18 km W of Doğanşar, Turkey Jan 24, 1916
- 6.8 13 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey Dec 4, 1905
- 6.8 14 km ENE of Yedisu, Turkey Aug 17, 1949
- 6.7 44 km S of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
- 6.7 26 km SE of Baskil, Turkey Jan 24, 2020