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M2.2 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-18 00:27:11 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.2 earthquake was recorded near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on October 18, 2025 at 00:27 UTC. With a focal depth of about 7 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 98 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
5fefb28b28a771342a81290c0d2cf8e68688b46c
Magnitude
M2.2
Depth
6.8 km
UTC time
2025-10-18 00:27:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.84700, 29.28800
Temperature
11.9°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 (8.6 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

17felt 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: Oct 18, 2025, 12:18 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

  • Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportTurkey · SAW · LTFJ
    6.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-04

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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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