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M1.9 Earthquake near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-23 19:00:20 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 23, 2025 at 19:00 UTC, a magnitude M1.9 earthquake occurred near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: 69 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.2.

Details

ID
0349f0d997268671c6143293a322169cc13717e4
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
9.8 km
UTC time
2025-10-23 19:00:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Erzin
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.99570, 36.08970
Temperature
20.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9.8 km
Shallow
9.8 km
9.8 km — close to the regional average (8.6 km)
Regional average: 8.6 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

7felt 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: Oct 23, 2025, 8:53 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,815 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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