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M2.7 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-23 02:43:19 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.7 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on October 23, 2025 at 02:43 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 29 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 121 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.3.

Details

ID
0bfe361fc074f6fbb9c9e1a42c15bfa1b01972e8
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
28.8 km
UTC time
2025-10-23 02:43:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Silifke
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.39510, 34.07080
Temperature
15.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 28.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 28.8 km
Shallow
28.8 km
28.8 km — deeper than 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

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Context for this earthquake

22 Sep 2025 – 22 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,175 Catalogue entries

Of 7,174 other entries for this area and period, 1,781 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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