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M4.4 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-05-12 09:26:25 UTC Local time: —

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M4.4 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) · 2025-05-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.4 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) · 2025-05-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On May 12, 2025 at 09:26 UTC, a magnitude M4.4 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 5 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 78 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.8.

Details

ID
28f97caa77002f6b46b93467ac794205d50c09cb
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-12 09:26:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Gümüşhacıköy
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.81920, 35.22020
Temperature
18.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 km — shallower than 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

Felt reports

18felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: May 13, 2025, 9:22 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Amasya Merzifon AirportTurkey · MZH · LTAP
    25.4 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

Turkey

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,123 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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