Earthquake details

Monday, February 6, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Monday, February 6, 2023 at 13:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Elbistan (Turkey - TR), about 39.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 37.492 and latitude 37.941.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.9 km
Coordinates	37.941, 37.492
UTC time	2023-02-06 13:44:51.298

Location	Elbistan
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2023-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Elbistan	39.2 km
Besni	42.6 km
Afşin	61.1 km
Kahramanmaraş	63.6 km
Adıyaman	71.7 km
Malatya	85.4 km
Göksun	87.7 km
Gaziantep	98.6 km
Kâhta	101.0 km
Nizip	107.0 km
Birecik	110.5 km
Suruç	135.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Elbistan Turkey · 2026-02-26 17:17 UTC	19.2 km
M 4.2 Göksun Turkey · 2026-01-09 08:17 UTC	70.7 km
M 4.4 Göksun Turkey · 2025-06-24 04:09 UTC	119.8 km

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