Turkey

M1.8 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-13 20:02:37 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 13, 2025 at 20:02 UTC, a magnitude M1.8 earthquake occurred near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 7 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 68 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.9.

Details

ID
2c0b77daa928a41aed55e8786141026859f3182f
Magnitude
M1.8
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-13 20:02:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.11860, 38.48560
Temperature
2.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7 km
Shallow
7 km
7 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

Volcanoes nearby

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Adıyaman AirportTurkey · ADF · LTCP
    43.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    49.3 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 · 48 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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