M 4.9 in Türkiye on 23 Jan 2026 21:24 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1520982
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.9M
Depth: 8.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.1861 , 28.3371
Event Date: 23 Jan 2026 21:24 UTC
24 Jan 2026 00:24 Local
Exposed Population:
10 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 23 Jan 2026 21:47 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.2 (Türkiye)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000rrq9 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

5.1-magnitude earthquake strikes western Türkiye 1/24/2026 6:51:00 AM.

ANKARA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 24th Jan, 2026) A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck the district of Sindirgi in Balikesir province, western Türkiye, at dawn today. Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority reporte
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5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Turkiye''s Balikesir 1/24/2026 6:23:00 AM.

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye’s Balikesir province in the early hours of January 24, according to the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).
Urgent: 5.2-magnitude quake hits Türkiye -- GFZ 1/23/2026 10:23:00 PM.

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Türkiye at 2124 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 39.20 de
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5.2-magnitude quake hits Türkiye -- GFZ 1/23/2026 10:23:00 PM.

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Türkiye at 2124 GMT on Friday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 39.20 degr
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),