Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Five Quakes Rattle Southern Turkey, Causing No Injuries or Damage
Five earthquakes shook parts of southern Turkey on Sunday.
The strongest one measured 5.2 in magnitude.
Four others happened in the Saimbeyli district, and one struck near Sumbas.
People also felt the shaking in northern Syria.
Authorities said there were no injuries or damage.
The quakes happened in a region with several fault lines.
The area is about 150 kilometres from where the huge February 2023 earthquakes began.
Five shallow earthquakes struck southern Turkey on Sunday, and tremors were also felt in northern Syria.
The strongest quake measured magnitude 5.2 and struck the Sumbas district.
Four other quakes, measuring magnitude 4.3 to 4.9, struck the Saimbeyli district in Adana province.
Turkey’s AFAD agency reported no adverse situation; authorities reported no injuries or damage.
The area is about 150 kilometres from the epicentre of the February 2023 earthquakes.
- Who
- Residents in parts of southern Turkey and northern Syria felt the tremors; Turkish and Syrian authorities reported on them.
- What
- Five shallow earthquakes struck, including one magnitude 5.2 quake; authorities reported no injuries or damage.
- When
- Sunday; four quakes were reported between 2:19 pm and 8:28 pm, with three in the early afternoon and two in the evening.
- Where
- Adana province and nearby areas in southern Turkey; the tremors were also felt in parts of northern Syria.
- Why
- The articles do not state a specific cause for the earthquakes.
Turkish authorities
Syrian authorities
Reported impact
Turkish authorities
AFAD said the quakes caused no adverse situation, and authorities reported no injuries or damage.
Syrian authorities
Syria’s national earthquake centre said all five quakes were felt in parts of northern Syria and did not mention injuries or damage.
- Number of quakes
- Five
- Strongest quake
- Magnitude 5.2, in Sumbas district
- Other quakes
- Four in Saimbeyli district, measuring magnitude 4.3 to 4.9
- Reported effects
- No injuries or damage reported
- Tremors felt
- Parts of northern Syria
- Distance from 2023 epicentre
- About 150 kilometres
- Reporting authorities
- Turkey’s AFAD and Syria’s national earthquake centre