Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 00:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kâhta (Turkey - TR), about 23.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 38.514 and latitude 37.596.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	37.596, 38.514
UTC time	2018-04-24 00:34:31.180

Location	Kâhta
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-04-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kâhta	23.2 km
Adıyaman	28.1 km
Sanliurfa	53.8 km
Besni	58.6 km
Suruç	69.5 km
Siverek	72.9 km
Birecik	79.3 km
‘Ayn al ‘Arab	79.8 km
Malatya	85.7 km
Nizip	91.3 km
Akçakale	105.8 km
Gaziantep	116.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.3

Sanliurfa

Turkey · 2026-09-24 07:40 UTC

33.5 km

M 5.0

Malatya

Turkey · 2026-07-18 03:21 UTC

73.9 km

M 4.3

Malatya

Turkey · 2026-03-02 14:52 UTC

60.1 km

M 4.4

Malatya

Turkey · 2026-02-21 03:43 UTC

77.8 km

M 4.5

Elâzığ

Turkey · 2026-01-03 17:27 UTC

85.1 km

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