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M1.5 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-29 10:25:40 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.5 earthquake was recorded near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on December 29, 2025 at 10:25 UTC. With a focal depth of about 13 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 28 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.0.

Details

ID
07cc04077b1abba2212c8f774cf6d59b5b87c159
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
13.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-29 10:25:40 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Altıntaş
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.97690, 29.88510
Temperature
-1.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13 km
Shallow
13 km
13 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

  • Kula
    Distance: 126 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 358 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 384 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 473 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 485 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Santorini
    Distance: 488 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Zafer AirportTurkey · KZR · LTBZ
    25.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

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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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