Türkiye Earthquake Impact Analysis for May 20 2026

A May 20 2026 earthquake of magnitude 5.4 impacted 603,708 people within 50km of its epicenter near Sincik, Türkiye. The dataset was produced by the World Food Programme's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system on May 21, 2026. It provides geospatial and socio-economic information collected following this sudden-onset humanitarian emergency.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial extent of the earthquake's impact based on the provided epicenter coordinates and 50km radius.
• Estimate population exposure for relief targeting based on the reported count of 603,708 people affected.
• Analyze earthquake characteristics for risk modeling based on the provided magnitude and depth.

Strengths

• Provides a precise impact figure of 603,708 people affected.
• Includes exact geographic coordinates (latitude 38.2157, longitude 38.6061) and depth (10.0 km) for the event.
• Generated by an operational UN agency system (WFP ADAM) for humanitarian analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect the specific operational focus and methodology of the WFP ADAM system.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping

Collection Method

Automated collection, analysis, and mapping of geospatial and socio-economic information following sudden-onset emergencies.

Time Range

May 20 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:07:12.270390; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Türkiye, specifically 21km N of Sincik (Adıyaman Province).