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M4.8 earthquake near Çat, Erzurum

Name: M4.8 earthquake near Çat, Erzurum
Start: 2022-09-16T20:30:36.774+00:00
Location: 16 km ESE of Yedisu, Turkey

1492 d ago · 16 Sept 2022, 20:30 UTC 16 km ESE of Yedisu, Turkey

What happened

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of Yedisu, Turkey on 16 Sept 2022, 20:30 UTC at a depth of 11 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Çat, about 35 km away in Erzurum, Turkey.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
17 Oct 2026, 10:47 UTC

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