M 4.6 earthquake – 12 km E of Ekinözü, Turkey
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Local time: Feb 26, 2026 · 20:17 (UTC+3)
LightShallow · 10 km
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- Magnitude
- 4.6moment magnitude (mwr)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 38.059, 37.33220 km from Elbistan
- Energy released
- 120 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 3"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 4.4max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 327USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Feb 6, 2026.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 120 tons of TNT, 4 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
- 6.7 44 km S of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey Feb 6, 2023
- 6.7 26 km SE of Baskil, Turkey Jan 24, 2020
- 6.7 8 km W of Cimin, Turkey Mar 13, 1992