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M2.3 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-08-18 15:13:54 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 18, 2025 at 15:13 UTC, a magnitude M2.3 earthquake occurred near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 20 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: 49 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.1.

Details

ID
4d13dc29155c193b0e30d6b015d844c1824c2440
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
19.6 km
UTC time
2025-08-18 15:13:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Akhisar
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.21970, 27.95640
Temperature
20.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 19.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 19.6 km
Shallow
19.6 km
19.6 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

Felt reports

2felt 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: Aug 18, 2025, 3:41 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Balıkesir AirportTurkey · BZI · LTBF
    44.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-15

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Akhisar

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 75 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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