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Turkey Records Multiple Minor Earthquakes on June 26, 2026

Turkey Records Multiple Minor Earthquakes on June 26, 2026

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory monitor seismic activity in and around Turkey.
  • The article lists earthquakes that occurred on June 26, 2026, with their locations and magnitudes.
  • Recorded tremors include events in Ankara, the Aegean Sea, Elazığ, Mersin, Erzincan, Kastamonu, Malatya, and Bingöl.

Turkey experienced several minor seismic events on June 26, 2026, according to data released by the country's disaster management agencies. The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) and the Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory continuously track and report all seismic activity within and surrounding the nation.

The official records detail multiple tremors throughout the day. Early morning activity included a magnitude 1.9 earthquake near Kızılcahamam in Ankara province at 08:24:52. Earlier, at 04:05:25, a magnitude 1.7 tremor was registered near Aşağıköy in Bingöl province.

Other recorded seismic events occurred in the Saros Gulf within the Aegean Sea (magnitude 1.1 at 08:06:33), near Kovancılar in Elazığ province (magnitude 2.4 at 06:07:31), and close to Silifke in Mersin province (magnitude 2.3 at 05:17:00).

Further tremors were noted in Erzincan province (magnitude 1.5 at 04:58:41), Kastamonu province (magnitude 1.8 at 04:16:06), and Malatya province (magnitude 1.4 at 04:10:54), indicating ongoing geological activity across various regions of Turkey.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.