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1.7

Chaldoran, West Azarbaijan (İran) - [41.30 km] Özalp (Van)

27 October 2026, 20:05:03 (+03) 2026-10-27 17:05:03 UTC

2 sources: AFAD, EMSC ML
Magnitude
1.7 ML
Depth
7.0 km
Coordinates
38.8780, 44.7162
Data consistency
85/100

Regional activity (100 km)

Last 24 hours
1
Last 7 days
10
Last 30 days
26

Approximate energy released

≈ 0 t TNT

2.24e+7 J

Approximated with the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log E = 1.5 M + 4.8); depends on magnitude type. Gutenberg & Richter (1956).

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Nearby places

  • Van Province centre 124 km
  • Iğdır Province centre 130 km
  • Hakkari Province centre 168 km
  • Ağrı Province centre 171 km
  • Bitlis Province centre 233 km

Nearby faults (50 km)

No mapped fault within 50 km.

Last year, within 100 km

35 earthquakes

By magnitude

  • M0 1
  • M1 13
  • M2 19
  • M3 2
  • M4 0
  • M5 0
  • M6 0
  • M7 0
  • M8+ 0

By depth

  • 0–10 km 28
  • 10–20 km 5
  • 20–40 km 1
  • 40–70 km 1
  • 70–150 km 0
  • 150+ km 0

Largest previous earthquakes within 100 km

Largest earthquakes in the platform catalogue and entries from historical catalogues (with citation).

Comparison with past records

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No earlier earthquakes are recorded in this area.

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Source comparison

Agency Magnitude Depth Time (UTC) Difference from master Original record
AFAD Deprem Dairesi Displayed
Chaldoran, West Azarbaijan (İran) - [41.30 km] Özalp (Van)
1.7 ML 7.0 km 17:05:03.000 Δt 0 sn · 0 km · ΔM 0 Original record
EMSC-CSEM
TURKEY-IRAN BORDER REGION
1.7 ml 7.0 km 17:05:03.000 Δt 0 sn · 0 km · ΔM 0 Original record

This value summarises agreement between sources; it is not a measure of scientific accuracy. T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı (AFAD) — AFAD kullanım izni ile Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC-CSEM) — CC BY 4.0

Revision history

  1. 27.10.2026 20:53:36 · SISTEM · recompute

    source count: 1 → 2 confirming sources: afad → afad,emsc

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