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M3.2 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-01 19:51:18 UTC Local time:

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M3.2 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey) · 2025-12-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.2 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey) · 2025-12-01 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On December 1, 2025 at 19:51 UTC, a magnitude M3.2 earthquake occurred near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 7 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: 64 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.0.

Details

ID
00b18de4c08c924b54cae046edd834b2504726ae
Magnitude
M3.2
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-01 19:51:18 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.51810, 38.04640
Temperature
3.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7 km
Shallow
7 km
7 km — close to the regional average (8.5 km)
Regional average: 8.5 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Dec 1, 2025, 7:52 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    10.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-16

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Turkey

Context for this earthquake

16 Sep 2025 – 16 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,243 Catalogue entries

Of 1,242 other entries for this area and period, 644 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

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