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M2.1 Earthquake near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Syria)

UTC time: 2025-09-10 06:51:22 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 10, 2025 at 06:51 UTC, a magnitude M2.1 earthquake occurred near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Syria). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 8 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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Details

ID
0abd5d95a7e02244c6cada31cec8d6f76fa17ea5
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
7.8 km
UTC time
2025-09-10 06:51:22 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Syria
City
mhafzt hlb
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.68890, 37.55720
Temperature
31.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.8 km
Shallow
7.8 km
7.8 km — close to the regional average (8.9 km)
Regional average: 8.9 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

  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 229 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 277 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 339 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 466 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Ash Shaam, Harrat
    Distance: 484 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'100 m ·Last eruption: -2670 ·Syria-Jordan-Saudi Arabia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International AirportTurkey · GZT · LTAJ
    29.6 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

Syria

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 68 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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