A magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Showt, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran, was reported only 7 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 12. km beneath the epicenter in the morning on Saturday, April 4th, 2026, at 8:52 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.1 as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.1.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Ercis (pop. 91,900) located 35 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Van (pop. 525,000) located 47 km from the epicenter, Diyadin (pop. 18,200) 78 km away, Adilcevaz (pop. 52,800) 83 km away, Patnos (pop. 87,500) 84 km away, Dogubayazit (pop. 70,200) 86 km away, and Showt (pop. 25,400) 102 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 4, 2026 05:52 am (Universal Time) local time (4 Apr 2026 05:52 GMT)Magnitude: 5.1Depth: 7.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 38.83°N / 43.54°E (Caldiran Ilcesi, Van, Turkey)Primary data source: EMSC