Latest earthquakes in Turkey: Where were the tremors recorded on August 31, 2026?
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- Turkey’s disaster agency AFAD and Boğaziçi University’s Kandilli Observatory published records of seismic activity in Turkey and surrounding areas on August 31, 2026.
- The listed events included small earthquakes in several Turkish provinces and in Greece.
- The strongest listed tremor in Turkey measured magnitude 2.8 near Bağlıca in Gürün, Sivas.
AFAD and Boğaziçi University’s Kandilli Observatory published a list of earthquakes recorded in Turkey and surrounding areas on August 31, 2026.
The data included small tremors across several provinces, including Konya, Malatya, İzmir, Artvin, Denizli, Sivas, Edirne, Çanakkale, Kütahya, Erzurum, Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş, Manisa, Elazığ and Bolu. The list also recorded multiple events in Greece and one in the İzmir Gulf.
The strongest earthquake listed in Turkey had a magnitude of 2.8 and occurred at 4:10 a.m. near Bağlıca in Gürün, Sivas. Other entries ranged from magnitude 0.6 to 2.2, according to the published records. The data also included depths and locations for each event.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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