Successive earthquakes in Adana and Osmaniye
Earthquakes of 4.8 and 4.9 magnitudes occurred in Adana Saimbeyli and 5.2 magnitude earthquakes in Osmaniye Sumbas.
Quick Look
- Earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.8 and 4.9 occurred in Adana's Saimbeyli district, and in Osmaniye's Sumbas district with magnitudes of 5.2.
- AFAD and local authorities announced that field screening efforts are continuing and no negative situation has been reported so far.
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Why It Matters
The region has been experiencing intense aftershocks since the February 6 earthquakes. Experts state that the secondary faults cutting the Savrun Fault are active.
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.
5.2 EARTHQUAKE IN OSMANİYE
Following these earthquakes, a 5.2 magnitude earthquake occurred at 14.43, centered in Osmaniye Sumbas. The depth of the earthquake in Osmaniye was recorded as 7 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?
