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M2.6 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-24 18:38:19 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on October 24, 2025 at 18:38 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 5 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 74 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
64dab26540a8a28e709b80d89f63beabe903f4af
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-24 18:38:19 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.16170, 36.88370
Temperature
11.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 km — shallower than 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

Felt reports

1felt 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 24, 2025, 6:43 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Context for this earthquake

19 Sep 2025 – 19 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,291 Catalogue entries

Of 7,290 other entries for this area and period, 2,088 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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