Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 5 km depth26 Aug 06:58 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 5 minutes.26 Aug 07:00: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.0. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 7.00 to 5.00 km (from 4.3 to 3.1 mi).I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 26, 2026 06:53:42 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Aug 26, 2026, at 09:53 am (Europe/Istanbul GMT +3)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.00Depth5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude38.7438°N / 36.5332°EPinarbasi Ilcesi, Kayseri, TurkeySeismic antipode38.7438°S / 143.467°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoErciyes Dagi (97 km / 60 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 20°C (68 F), humidity: 53%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from NWEstimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1010 joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.0 | about seismic energy15 minutes agoAug 26, 2026 06:53 GMT / Aug 26, 2026 09:53 am (Istanbul time)Lat / Lng: 38.7438 / 36.5332: Central TurkeySource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.1 / 7 km, KOERI-RETMC: 4.0 / 5 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23313356',38.74380,36.53320,'15 minutes ago: Mag. 4.0, Central Turkey',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in TurkeyNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Kayseri, a city of 1.4 million people in Turkey, in 91 km (57 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Turkey, Ankara, 342 km (213 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry12 km (8 mi)W of epicenterPinarbasi(pop: 12,300)IV: LightPinarbasi Ilcesi, KayseriTurkey30 km (18 mi)S of epicenterSariz(pop: 3,990)III: WeakSariz Ilcesi, KayseriTurkey42 km (26 mi)NW of epicenterAkkisla(pop: 3,320)III: WeakAkkisla Ilcesi, KayseriTurkey59 km (37 mi)W of epicenterBuenyan(pop: 12,800)II: Very weakBuenyan Ilcesi, KayseriTurkey60 km (37 mi)SW of epicenterTufanbeyli(pop: 5,160)II: Very weakAdanaTurkey61 km (38 mi)NW of epicenterSarioglan(pop: 5,390)II: Very weakSarioglan Ilcesi, KayseriTurkey62 km (38 mi)N of epicenterAltinyayla(pop: 5,670)II: Very weakAltinyayla Ilcesi, SivasTurkey63 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterGemerek(pop: 16,900)II: Very weakSivasTurkey64 km (40 mi)E of epicenterGueruen(pop: 12,700)II: Very weakGueruen Ilcesi, SivasTurkey64 km (40 mi)SE of epicenterAfsin(pop: 39,600)II: Very weakAfsin Ilcesi, KahramanmarasTurkey68 km (43 mi)N of epicenterSarkisla(pop: 23,800)II: Very weakSarkisla Ilcesi, SivasTurkey70 km (43 mi)S of epicenterYesilova(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakTufanbeyli, AdanaTurkey72 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterTomarza(pop: 11,800)II: Very weakKayseriTurkey73 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterCatalcam(pop: 1,410)II: Very weakTufanbeyli, AdanaTurkey80 km (50 mi)S of epicenterGoeksun(pop: 34,200)II: Very weakGoeksun Ilcesi, KahramanmarasTurkey83 km (52 mi)SE of epicenterElbistan(pop: 80,500)II: Very weakKahramanmarasTurkey85 km (53 mi)W of epicenterTalas(pop: 36,900)II: Very weakKayseriTurkey87 km (54 mi)E of epicenterDarende(pop: 20,400)II: Very weakMalatyaTurkey89 km (56 mi)NE of epicenterUlas(pop: 3,880)II: Very weakUlas Ilcesi, SivasTurkey91 km (57 mi)W of epicenterKayseri(pop: 1,434,400)II: Very weakKayseriTurkey92 km (57 mi)NE of epicenterKangal(pop: 11,900)II: Very weakSivasTurkey92 km (57 mi)NW of epicenterFelahiye(pop: 5,720)II: Very weakKayseriTurkey93 km (58 mi)SW of epicenterSaimbeyli(pop: 5,420)II: Very weakAdanaTurkey95 km (59 mi)W of epicenterHacilar(pop: 21,200)II: Very weakHacilar Ilcesi, KayseriTurkey95 km (59 mi)SE of epicenterEkinoezue(pop: 6,300)II: Very weakEkinoezue Ilcesi, KahramanmarasTurkey99 km (61 mi)SW of epicenterDeveli(pop: 35,900)II: Very weakKayseriTurkey99 km (61 mi)NW of epicenterCayiralan(pop: 14,700)II: Very weakCayiralan Ilcesi, YozgatTurkey99 km (62 mi)E of epicenterKuluncak(pop: 8,500)II: Very weakMalatyaTurkey116 km (72 mi)NW of epicenterAkdagmadeni(pop: 23,000)II: Very weakAkdagmadeni Ilcesi, YozgatTurkey119 km (74 mi)N of epicenterSivas(pop: 264,000)II: Very weakSivasTurkey125 km (78 mi)SW of epicenterYahyali(pop: 25,000)II: Very weakKayseriTurkey133 km (83 mi)S of epicenterKahramanmaras(pop: 385,000)II: Very weakKahramanmarasTurkey156 km (97 mi)SW of epicenterKozan(pop: 88,100)II: Very weakAdanaTurkey157 km (98 mi)S of epicenterKadirli(pop: 70,200)II: Very weakOsmaniyeTurkey159 km (99 mi)W of epicenterNevsehir(pop: 75,500)II: Very weakNevsehirTurkey161 km (100 mi)E of epicenterMalatya(pop: 806,200)II: Very weakMalatyaTurkey166 km (103 mi)NW of epicenterSorgun(pop: 62,900)II: Very weakYozgatTurkey187 km (116 mi)SE of epicenterAdıyaman(pop: 267,100)I: Not feltAdiyamanTurkey191 km (119 mi)NW of epicenterYozgat(pop: 87,900)I: Not feltYozgatTurkey342 km (213 mi)NW of epicenterAnkara(pop: 3,517,200)I: Not feltAnkaraTurkeyNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-08-26EpicenterAgency4.05 km3.1 mi06:53:42.7CENTRAL TURKEYEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.17 km4.3 mi06:53:43Türkiye1.1 km (0.7 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.05 km3.1 mi06:53:42YUKARIBURANDERE-PINARBASI (KAYSERI)0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCKOERI-RETMC (Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul)4.17 km4.3 mi06:53:43Pınarbaşı (Kayseri)1.1 km (0.7 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCAFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Authority)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Aug 26, 2026 09:53 am (Istanbul)15 minutes ago4.05 km0 km - This quake12 km E of Pinarbasi, Kayseri, TurkeyMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,500 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.36 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.8 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 20.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 140 quakes per year (or 11.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 867 quakes per year (or 72 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 2,500 quakes per year (or 6.9 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake