Three earthquakes hit Adana, Osmaniye within 24 minutes; no casualties reported

Three earthquakes struck Adana's Saimbeyli and Osmaniye's Sumbas districts within 24 minutes on October 4. The first, magnitude 4.8 at 7.9 km depth, hit Saimbeyli at 14:19. A second, magnitude 4.9 at 8.7 km depth, followed at 14:36. At 14:43 a magnitude 5.2 quake at 7 km depth struck Sumbas, Osmaniye.

Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said AFAD and all relevant agencies deployed immediately and no adverse situation had been detected so far. Environment Minister Murat Kurum added that all tip-offs were being evaluated. Adana Governor Mustafa Yavuz confirmed no casualties or property loss had been reported but warned residents to stay away from heavily damaged buildings.

“Beyler gelin yöneticileri DEPREM DİRENÇLİ kentlere zorlayalım. Gerisi boş.”

AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik, speaking from the Adana Disaster Coordination Center, said schools suffered no damage and education would continue. He urged the public to ignore unrelated footage circulating on social media. Prof. Dr. Okan Tüysüz told NTV the region remains under stress from the February 6 quakes but a destructive magnitude-7-plus event is not expected.

Prof. Dr. Naci Görür stated the tremors occurred on the East Anatolian Fault and are moving toward the Gulf of İskenderun and Adana. He called on administrators to prioritise making cities earthquake-resilient. Field scanning by AFAD, gendarmerie, police and health teams continues across the affected districts.