M5.6 earthquake 4 km S of Ka?, Turkey
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 4 km S of Ka?, Turkey on Thu, Mar 18, 1926, 7:52 PM GMT+2 (17:52 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 41 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1926-03-18 17:52:49 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.160° N, 29.639° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.531 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey · 36717 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.314 km ENE of Ka?, Turkey · 36713 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.741 km SSW of Ka?, Turkey · 36712 days ago · 15 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem909772. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.