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M2.9 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-04-23 13:59:57 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on April 23, 2025 at 13:59 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 13 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: 49 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.7.

Details

ID
5e2661d1189b547ad417708522cb829ec44433d4
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
12.8 km
UTC time
2025-04-23 13:59:57 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.81810, 28.04140
Temperature
11.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.8 km
Shallow
12.8 km
12.8 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

6felt 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: Apr 23, 2025, 2:29 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

  • Tekirdağ Çorlu AirportTurkey · TEQ · LTBU
    37.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,804 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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