M 4.4 earthquake – 14 km E of Nurdağı, Turkey
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Local time: Aug 9, 2026 · 03:42 (UTC+3)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.4body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 37.170, 36.90045 km from Gaziantep
- Energy released
- 60 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 2"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 4.1max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 299USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jul 18, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 60 tons of TNT, 7.9 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
- 7.5 Elbistan earthquake, Kahramanmaras earthquake sequence Feb 6, 2023
- 6.8 13 km NNE of Sincik, Turkey Dec 4, 1905
- 6.7 44 km S of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
- 6.7 26 km SE of Baskil, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 6.4 44 km WNW of Ţarţūs, Syria Sep 29, 1918
- 6.3 10 km NNE of Samandağ, Turkey Feb 20, 2023
- 6.3 12 km S of Adana, Turkey Jun 27, 1998