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M3.2 Earthquake near Kovancılar (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-06 07:19:18 UTC Local time: —

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M3.2 Earthquake near Kovancılar (Turkey) · 2025-12-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.2 Earthquake near Kovancılar (Turkey) · 2025-12-06 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On December 6, 2025 at 07:19 UTC, a magnitude M3.2 earthquake occurred near Kovancılar (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 7 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The data is provided by AFAD and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: 90 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.4.

Details

ID
4c6d487ea548929a2c608ced4c6339454c9f9e19
Magnitude
M3.2
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-06 07:19:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Kovancılar
Source
afad
Coordinates
38.81972, 40.03833
Temperature
7.2°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 (8.5 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 129 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 191 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 336 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Ararat
    Distance: 380 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 400 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Aragats
    Distance: 404 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Bingöl AirportTurkey · BGG · LTCU
    48.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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

18 Sep 2025 – 18 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,240 Catalogue entries

Of 1,239 other entries for this area and period, 642 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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