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M3.8 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-21 02:05:59 UTC Local time: —

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M3.8 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) · 2025-10-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.8 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) · 2025-10-21 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.8 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on October 21, 2025 at 02:05 UTC. With a focal depth of about 7 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: 63 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.4.

Details

ID
45076c6a66724893c97bf7542f3425cd0779dcf2
Magnitude
M3.8
Depth
7.4 km
UTC time
2025-10-21 02:05:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Türkoğlu
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.29900, 36.98150
Temperature
16.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.4 km
Shallow
7.4 km
7.4 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

Felt reports

29felt 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: Oct 21, 2025, 6:06 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş AirportTurkey · KCM · LTCN
    26.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-15

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

15 Sep 2025 – 15 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,250 Catalogue entries

Of 1,249 other entries for this area and period, 231 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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