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M1.3 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-18 11:38:03 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.3 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on November 18, 2025 at 11:38 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 7 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: 63 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.6.

Details

ID
580f13af338da31dfdf65624b458d255a17e9ee9
Magnitude
M1.3
Depth
6.8 km
UTC time
2025-11-18 11:38:03 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.09190, 36.01110
Temperature
13.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 6.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 6.8 km
Shallow
6.8 km
6.8 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tokat AirportTurkey · TJK · LTAW
    41.3 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.

Open seismic profile

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