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M1.9 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-27 00:47:51 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.9 earthquake was recorded near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on December 27, 2025 at 00:47 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 5 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 42 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.0.

Details

ID
5e459433cdf0b2ae69390f5690d56e2976089ff6
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
5.4 km
UTC time
2025-12-27 00:47:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.01100, 40.12150
Temperature
7.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5.4 km
Shallow
5.4 km
5.4 km — shallower 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Samsari Volcanic Center
    Distance: 305 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'290 m ·Georgia
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 318 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Elbrus
    Distance: 323 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'642 m ·Last eruption: 50 ·Russia
  • Aragats
    Distance: 348 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 368 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 372 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Trabzon International AirportTurkey · TZX · LTCG
    27.9 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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