Turkey

M1.4 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-18 11:11:26 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.4 earthquake was recorded near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on December 18, 2025 at 11:11 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 7 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: 87 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.9.

Details

ID
13921260b7b34e20fe7ec2a3b4e696f40974bd76
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
6.8 km
UTC time
2025-12-18 11:11:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.47920, 38.00690
Temperature
7.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 6.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 6.8 km
Shallow
6.8 km
6.8 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    8.8 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

Akçadağ

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.

Open seismic profile

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