Turkey occupies the Anatolian microplate, which is being squeezed westward by the collision between the Arabian and Eurasian plates. This continental escape mechanism produces deadly shallow strike-slip earthquakes along the 1,500 km North Anatolian Fault and the East Anatolian Fault systems.
Real-time USGS seismic table displaying the 10 most recent earthquakes and latest earthquakes recorded today with verified moment magnitude (Mw), epicenter location, and focal depth.
| Time (UTC) | Magnitude | Location & Epicenter | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.1 | M4.1 Earthquake — 23 km SW of Amorgós, Greece | 10.0 km | |
| M 4.9 | M4.9 Earthquake — 101 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece | 45.7 km | |
| M 5.3 | M5.3 Earthquake — 81 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece | 48.5 km | |
| M 4.7 | M4.7 Earthquake — 100 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece | 40.2 km | |
| M 4.7 | M4.7 Earthquake — 42 km SE of Sykiá, Greece | 10.0 km | |
| M 5.0 | M5.0 Earthquake — 207 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines | 49.1 km | |
| M 5.2 | M5.2 Earthquake — 91 km ESE of Kyzyl-Eshme, Kyrgyzstan | 10.0 km | |
| M 4.9 | M4.9 Earthquake — 9 km N of Delta, B.C., MX | 15.6 km | |
| M 5.2 | M5.2 Earthquake — Mid-Indian Ridge | 10.0 km | |
| M 5.2 | M5.2 Earthquake — Volcano Islands, Japan region | 139.5 km | |
| M 4.8 | M4.8 Earthquake — 85 km S of Gorontalo, Indonesia | 136.7 km | |
| M 4.9 | M4.9 Earthquake — South Sandwich Islands region | 152.0 km | |
| M 5.4 | M5.4 Earthquake — 24 km NNW of Rioblanco, Colombia | 10.0 km | |
| M 4.8 | M4.8 Earthquake — 6 km S of Asahi, Japan | 52.3 km | |
| M 4.7 | M4.7 Earthquake — 74 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | 75.6 km |
You can check real-time earthquake activity in Turkey on this page. Our system streams live USGS telemetry updated every 60 seconds showing all recent seismic events with magnitude, depth, and epicenter coordinates.
Turkey experiences varying levels of seismic activity depending on its tectonic setting. You can view the complete 1-year historical archive and 24-hour counts on this live monitoring page.
Turkey occupies the Anatolian microplate, which is being squeezed westward by the collision between the Arabian and Eurasian plates. This continental escape mechanism produces deadly shallow strike-slip earthquakes along the 1,500 km North Anatolian Fault and the East Anatolian Fault systems.