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Earthquakes in Sarıkamış Today
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 15
- Last 12 months
- 135max 3.5
1.9 Latest earthquake: · October 13 16:27 · Sarıkamış, Kars · 27 km northwest
Updated: · Source: AFAD (Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı)
The latest earthquake within 50 km of Sarıkamış struck 4 days ago (16:27, October 13) near Sarıkamış, Kars: magnitude 1.9, depth 8.6 km, 27 km northwest of the centre. Within 50 km there have been 0 earthquakes in the last 24 hours, 3 in 7 days, 15 in 30 days and 135 in the past 12 months. The strongest in the past year was a magnitude 3.5 earthquake near Horasan, Erzurum on March 22. The average depth is 8.6 km; 5 of them reached magnitude 3 or higher. According to the GEM active fault database, the nearest active fault is a left-lateral strike-slip fault about 0.9 km to the southeast; there are 8 active fault segments within 50 km.
Latest earthquakes within 50 km of Sarıkamış
Updated every 5 minutes from AFAD data. Times are local.
| Magnitude | Time | Place | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | 16:27 October 13 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 7.0 km | 27 km northwest |
| 1.8 | 15:10 October 13 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 7.0 km | 29 km northwest |
| 1.9 | 19:12 October 12 | Horasan, Erzurum | 6.9 km | 18 km southeast |
| 1.4 | 19:34 October 8 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 6.8 km | 28 km northwest |
| 1.4 | 05:41 October 7 | Şenkaya, Erzurum | 6.9 km | 43 km north |
| 2.2 | 16:04 October 2 | Eleşkirt, Ağrı | 12.1 km | 28 km southeast |
| 2.1 | 10:46 October 1 | Selim, Kars | 7.0 km | 49 km north |
| 1.0 | 02:42 September 30 | Şenkaya, Erzurum | 7.0 km | 35 km north |
| 1.5 | 08:46 September 29 | Köprüköy, Erzurum | 6.7 km | 48 km west |
| 2.3 | 18:18 September 26 | Eleşkirt, Ağrı | 10.5 km | 30 km southeast |
| 2.1 | 14:27 September 26 | Eleşkirt, Ağrı | 8.8 km | 34 km southeast |
| 1.7 | 13:37 September 26 | Eleşkirt, Ağrı | 7.1 km | 30 km southeast |
| 2.9 | 07:19 September 26 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 7.0 km | 29 km southeast |
| 1.6 | 21:42 September 22 | Horasan, Erzurum | 6.9 km | 21 km southeast |
| 1.4 | 03:28 September 21 | Horasan, Erzurum | 10.3 km | 13 km southeast |
| 1.9 | 06:09 September 16 | Şenkaya, Erzurum | 7.0 km | 35 km north |
| 1.0 | 13:31 September 15 | Eleşkirt, Ağrı | 5.0 km | 31 km south |
| 1.0 | 20:24 September 13 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 7.2 km | 24 km northwest |
| 1.4 | 01:17 September 2 | Kağızman, Kars | 15.5 km | 40 km east |
| 1.3 | 04:59 September 1 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 7.0 km | 17 km east |
| 1.8 | 09:37 August 30 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 7.1 km | 13 km east |
| 1.9 | 15:08 August 23 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 7.0 km | 14 km east |
| 1.8 | 14:14 August 23 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 8.2 km | 14 km east |
| 1.4 | 00:55 August 22 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 7.1 km | 12 km northeast |
| 3.0 | 21:33 August 21 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 7.1 km | 22 km northeast |
| 2.3 | 16:28 August 20 | Horasan, Erzurum | 7.0 km | 13 km south |
| 2.2 | 22:01 August 8 | Eleşkirt, Ağrı | 10.0 km | 30 km southeast |
| 2.7 | 21:59 August 8 | Eleşkirt, Ağrı | 7.0 km | 31 km southeast |
| 1.5 | 11:31 August 8 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 7.0 km | 18 km southeast |
| 1.8 | 11:24 August 8 | Horasan, Erzurum | 16.6 km | 19 km southwest |
| 1.9 | 02:19 August 8 | Şenkaya, Erzurum | 7.2 km | 39 km north |
| 1.3 | 23:21 August 6 | Oltu, Erzurum | 7.0 km | 30 km northwest |
| 1.7 | 20:33 August 6 | Sarıkamış, Kars | 7.0 km | 12 km east |
| 1.0 | 01:24 July 30 | Şenkaya, Erzurum | 7.0 km | 37 km north |
| 1.6 | 14:15 July 26 | Horasan, Erzurum | 7.1 km | 32 km west |
| 2.7 | 16:16 July 22 | Horasan, Erzurum | 9.4 km | 23 km south |
| 1.4 | 20:41 July 17 | Şenkaya, Erzurum | 7.0 km | 49 km north |
| 1.7 | 20:40 July 17 | Şenkaya, Erzurum | 7.0 km | 48 km north |
| 1.4 | 20:19 July 17 | Şenkaya, Erzurum | 7.0 km | 49 km north |
| 2.0 | 15:06 July 17 | Şenkaya, Erzurum | 7.0 km | 48 km north |
Sarıkamış: earthquakes per month
By magnitude (last 12 months)
Sarıkamış: strongest earthquakes of the past year
- 3.5Horasan, Erzurum
March 22 22:33 · 7.0 km deep · 31 km northwest - 3.4Şenkaya, Erzurum
July 15 00:18 · 7.1 km deep · 33 km north - 3.0Sarıkamış, Kars
August 21 21:33 · 7.1 km deep · 22 km northeast - 3.0Horasan, Erzurum
March 22 22:37 · 13.8 km deep · 31 km west - 3.0Sarıkamış, Kars
November 23 17:44 · 10.4 km deep · 24 km southeast
Sarıkamış earthquake and fault map
Red circles are earthquakes, dashed lines are active faults.
Sarıkamış earthquake and fault map
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Frequently asked questions
- Was there an earthquake in Sarıkamış just now?
- No earthquake in the last 24 hours. The latest was a magnitude 1.9 quake near Sarıkamış, Kars on October 13 (16:27).
- Is Sarıkamış in an earthquake zone?
- 135 earthquakes were recorded around Sarıkamış in the past year, the strongest of magnitude 3.5. All of Turkey is seismically active; check the official hazard for an exact address on AFAD's Turkey Earthquake Hazard Map.
- Where is the nearest fault line to Sarıkamış?
- According to the GEM active fault database, the nearest active fault is a left-lateral strike-slip fault about 0.9 km to the southeast; there are 8 active fault segments within 50 km. Fault locations come from a regional-scale database; for site-level information consult official geological surveys.
- What should I do during an earthquake?
- Drop, cover and hold on: get under a sturdy table, protect your head and neck and wait until the shaking stops. Do not use stairs or lifts; afterwards check gas and electricity and move to open ground. Call 112 in an emergency.
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