Successive earthquakes in Saimbeyli, Adana
Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.8 and 4.9 occurred in Saimbeyli district of Adana; Authorities reported that there was no negative situation.
Quick Look
- Two earthquakes of magnitude 4.8 occurred at 14.19 and 4.9 magnitude at 14.36 in Adana's Saimbeyli district.
- AFAD and Adana Governor Mustafa Yavuz announced that field scans are continuing and no negative situations have been reported for now.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Many aftershocks were experienced in the region after the February 6 earthquakes, and earthquakes were recorded on active secondary fault lines in Saimbeyli and its surroundings.
According to the statement made by AFAD, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake occurred with the epicenter in Adana Saimbeyli. The depth of the earthquake, which occurred at 14.19, was recorded as 7.99 km. Following this earthquake, another earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 occurred in the same place at 14.36. The depth of the earthquake was measured as 8.67 km.
In the statement made by AFAD after the earthquake, 'As of now, there is no negative situation after the earthquake in Adana. Field scanning efforts continue. We offer our condolences to our affected citizens.' expressions were used.
STATEMENT FROM ADANA GOVERNOR
Adana Governor Mustafa Yavuz, in his statement after the earthquake, said, "No negative effects have been reported to us so far. Field scanning continues."
A 5.4 EARTHQUAKE ALSO OCCURRED IN ŞANLIURFA
On September 24, 2026, a 5.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in Karaköprü district of Şanlıurfa at 10.40. The earthquake, which occurred at a depth of approximately 7.4 kilometers underground, was felt in Diyarbakır, Adıyaman, Gaziantep, Malatya, Mardin, Siirt, Şırnak and Batman, as well as Şanlıurfa.
THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE IN THE SAME PLACE IN SEPTEMBER AND MAY
A magnitude 5 earthquake occurred in Adana at 04.02 on September 21. The earthquake, whose epicenter was Saimbeyli, occurred at a depth of 7 kilometers underground. Last May, a 4.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Adana's Saimbeyli district at 04.26. It was reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.6 kilometers and occurred in Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye, Kayseri and Niğde.
Speaking to İsmail Sarı after the earthquake that occurred in September, Gazi University Earthquake Research Center Founding President Prof. Dr. Süleyman Pampal said that the main thing to pay attention to in the region is the active secondary faults that cut the Savrun Fault, and pointed out the earthquakes in the north of Kozan and underlined the following information:
-- There are at least five or six active faults cutting Savrun. All of these have been detected. For example, in 2024 and 2025, two earthquakes of magnitude 5.5 occurred in the Akçaluşağı and Himmetli regions, north of Kozan. These structures, which we define as Akçaluşağı and Bozdoğan Uşağı faults, are breaking and appear as active faults cutting the Savrun Fault.
-- The magnitude 5 earthquake that occurred in Saimbeyli did not occur on the Savrun Fault. It was one of these secondary faults that produced the earthquake in Saimbeyli. After the February 6 earthquakes, a significant part of the largest and most frequent aftershocks in the region occurred here. Tens of thousands of aftershocks occurred. It is even possible to consider this earthquake as a continuation of that aftershock process.
Open Questions
- Will any structural damage be reported as a result of damage assessment studies?
