M5.0 Shallow Earthquake Recorded Near Saimbeyli (Adana), Adana, Türkiye
AFAD Türkiye reports M5.0 near Saimbeyli (Adana), Adana, Türkiye, with a 7.0 km catalog depth.
The event began at Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:02:01 GMT. AFAD Türkiye reports magnitude 5.0, 7.0 km catalog depth, and coordinates 37.831, 36.206.
The provider identifies nearby population context as Kapaklıkuyu, Saimbeyli, Adana. By catalog depth, this is a shallow event. The magnitude-derived energy estimate is 2.00e+12 joules, or about 477 tons of TNT equivalent; that calculation describes source energy, not local damage.
The current catalog entry does not include a public felt-report count. No separate intensity or catalog-significance detail is available from this provider record. No official casualty or damage statement is attached to the normalized event evidence.
The AFAD Türkiye catalog currently marks the solution as reviewed. Solution-quality fields list RMS residual 0.49. Other agency solutions retained for this same origin are EMSC Global M4.9. These are alternate reported solutions, not additional earthquakes.
The issuing source also supplied this event summary: Official AFAD earthquake event service record. Catalog: https://deprem.afad.gov.tr/event-catalog The linked event record should be checked for later magnitude, depth, location, and review revisions.
At a glance
- Magnitude 5.0
- 7.0 km catalog depth
- 2.00e+12 J magnitude-derived energy estimate
- Origin: Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:02:01 GMT
- No felt-report count supplied
- Alternate solution: EMSC Global M4.9
- AFAD Türkiye monitoring record