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M0.9 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-24 00:46:19 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M0.9 earthquake was recorded near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on December 24, 2025 at 00:46 UTC. 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 61 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.0.

Details

ID
36ef5262041b4d4596ca91dfb31c1cf26f9f16a6
Magnitude
M0.9
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-24 00:46:19 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Altıntaş
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.03940, 30.21170
Temperature
-0.2°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

  • Kula
    Distance: 155 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 359 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 382 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 457 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Zafer AirportTurkey · KZR · LTBZ
    10.6 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 ≥ 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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