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M1.9 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-13 13:27:15 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.9 earthquake was recorded near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on November 13, 2025 at 13:27 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 17 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 74 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.8.

Details

ID
48104625be683fe56191416340efe5a34233f509
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
16.8 km
UTC time
2025-11-13 13:27:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Ovacık
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.42760, 39.11910
Temperature
5.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 16.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 16.8 km
Shallow
16.8 km
16.8 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 205 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 282 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 333 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 409 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Ararat
    Distance: 445 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye
  • Aragats
    Distance: 450 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Erzincan AirportTurkey · ERC · LTCD
    47.0 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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