Significant magnitude 5.8 earthquake 28 km north of Sanliurfa, Turkey

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Turkey near Sanliurfa just 4 minutes ago. The earthquake struck on Thursday morning, September 24th, 2026, at 10:40 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 8. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake should have been widely felt by almost everyone in the area of the epicenter. It might have caused light to moderate damage.
Moderate shaking probably occurred in Bozova (pop. 21,500), located 20 km from the epicenter; Hilvan (pop. 17,000), 27 km away; Sanliurfa (pop. 449,500), 28 km away; Kahta (pop. 97,900), 43 km away; Suruc (pop. 101,200), 56 km away; and Siverek (pop. 175,300), 63 km away.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Birecik (pop. 44,300), located 80 km from the epicenter; Viransehir (pop. 154,200), 92 km away; and Gaziantep (pop. 2,130,400), 127 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 24, 2026 10:40 am (Istanbul time) local time (24 Sep 2026 07:40 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.4
Hypocenter depth: 8.00 km
Epicenter coordinates: 37.45°N / 38.69°E (Hilvan Ilcesi, Sanliurfa, Turkey)
Primary data source: EMSC
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