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M1.6 Earthquake near Haliliye (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-26 15:05:52 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.6 earthquake was recorded near Haliliye (Turkey) on December 26, 2025 at 15:05 UTC. With a focal depth of about 12 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 AFAD. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 42 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.0.

Details

ID
2a83fe0d83e607ef2ca469fb3cb42f86acdd731a
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
11.8 km
UTC time
2025-12-26 15:05:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
afad
Coordinates
37.18583, 39.11250
Temperature
9.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.8 km
Shallow
11.8 km
11.8 km — deeper 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

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Airports

  • Şanlıurfa GAP AirportTurkey · GNY · LTCS
    34.7 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

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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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