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M2.2 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-08-27 21:01:20 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 27, 2025 at 21:01 UTC, a magnitude M2.2 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 8 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. 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 54 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.0.

Details

ID
2167897c9e1946a9bf0033b10b960d8e921ae35a
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
8.3 km
UTC time
2025-08-27 21:01:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.06380, 36.62070
Temperature
17.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.3 km
Shallow
8.3 km
8.3 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

Göksun

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 119 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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