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M1.7 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-03 14:53:05 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 3, 2025 at 14:53 UTC, a magnitude M1.7 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 6 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 M3.0.

Details

ID
3aee6b4810300d9d95fd4d78a365d1a86389ecea
Magnitude
M1.7
Depth
5.8 km
UTC time
2025-12-03 14:53:05 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.10670, 37.04610
Temperature
3.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5.8 km
Shallow
5.8 km
5.8 km — close to the regional average (8.5 km)
Regional average: 8.5 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

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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