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M2.6 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-09-15 13:06:38 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 15, 2025 at 13:06 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 13 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: 103 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.7.

Details

ID
60c00a2f1a53b30d19d3f80d51c5fc8d568cccf3
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
13.1 km
UTC time
2025-09-15 13:06:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.04690, 33.63810
Temperature
12.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13.1 km
Shallow
13.1 km
13.1 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kastamonu AirportTurkey · KFS · LTAL
    32.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-10

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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