The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude-3.8 earthquake in Turkey near Kusadasi, Kuşadası İlçesi, Aydin, just 14 minutes ago. The earthquake occurred on Friday evening, September 18th, 2026, at 9:09 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 7.80 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the earthquake may be revised over the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul (KOERI-RETMC), which also listed the earthquake at magnitude 3.8. Other agencies reporting the same earthquake include Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) at magnitude 3.8, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) at magnitude 3.5, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 3.8, The Seismological Laboratory of the University of Athens (UOA) at magnitude 3.6, and The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab. (AUTH) at magnitude 3.8.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the earthquake should not have caused any significant damage, but it was probably felt by many people as a light vibration in the epicentral area. Weak shaking may have been felt in Kusadasi (pop. 63,200), located 12 km from the epicenter; Selcuk (pop. 29,100), 21 km away; Soeke (pop. 68,200), 30 km away; Torbali (pop. 50,300), 36 km away; and Menderes (pop. 22,000), 38 km away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the earthquake may have been felt as very weak shaking include Karabaglar (pop. 458,000), located 53 km from the epicenter; Konak (pop. 332,300), 55 km away; Izmir (pop. 2,938,300), 56 km away; and Karsiyaka (pop. 339,600), 62 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 18, 2026 09:09 pm (GMT +3) local time (18 Sep 2026 18:09 GMT)Magnitude: 3.8Hypocenter depth: 7.80 kmEpicenter coordinates: 37.91°N / 27.13°E (Menderes, Izmir, Turkey)Primary data source: EMSC