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M2.5 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-25 11:48:42 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 25, 2025 at 11:48 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 25 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.9.

Details

ID
54e70e66a4ee2a80d04237f8db58548f91ed77b3
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
11.5 km
UTC time
2025-10-25 11:48:42 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Eğil
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.12310, 40.06280
Temperature
22.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.5 km
Shallow
11.5 km
11.5 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 54 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 198 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 358 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 405 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Ararat
    Distance: 406 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye
  • Aragats
    Distance: 445 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Diyarbakır AirportTurkey · DIY · LTCC
    28.2 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

Turkey

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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