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M2.0 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-05 15:09:42 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 5, 2025 at 15:09 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 15 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: 67 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.6.

Details

ID
067ef241e5dfea677ad88c01ad2b476fb20a2e1b
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
14.7 km
UTC time
2025-11-05 15:09:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.35960, 41.00380
Temperature
17.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14.7 km
Shallow
14.7 km
14.7 km — deeper than 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Samsari Volcanic Center
    Distance: 226 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'290 m ·Georgia
  • Elbrus
    Distance: 251 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'642 m ·Last eruption: 50 ·Russia
  • Aragats
    Distance: 284 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 318 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Kazbek
    Distance: 326 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'004 m ·Last eruption: -750 ·Georgia
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 330 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Rize–Artvin AirportTurkey · RZV · LTFO
    23.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-29

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

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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