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M2.0 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-30 09:27:06 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 30, 2025 at 09:27 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 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. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: 50 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.7.

Details

ID
48efa78a27b319a18774980a6bb931655544b433
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
5.8 km
UTC time
2025-11-30 09:27:06 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.10950, 36.00850
Temperature
11.2°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 (8.6 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tokat AirportTurkey · TJK · LTAW
    40.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-03

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

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,817 Catalogue entries

Of 6,816 other entries for this area and period, 5,519 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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