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M1.7 Earthquake near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-23 02:46:37 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.7 earthquake was recorded near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Turkey) on October 23, 2025 at 02:46 UTC. With a focal depth of about 11 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 event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: 71 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.2.

Details

ID
146479e119051000554fcd0893f1aafd404d4c78
Magnitude
M1.7
Depth
10.9 km
UTC time
2025-10-23 02:46:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.71720, 36.11580
Temperature
20.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.9 km
Shallow
10.9 km
10.9 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

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Airports

  • Hatay AirportTurkey · HTY · LTDA
    42.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-03

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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