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M2.7 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-08 05:02:48 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 8, 2025 at 05:02 UTC, a magnitude M2.7 earthquake occurred near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 2 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 117 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.3.

Details

ID
6cd2e3ceee7fff9ae6e80842b40862a52f894bd5
Magnitude
M2.7
Depth
2.1 km
UTC time
2025-12-08 05:02:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Selçuk
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.90100, 27.32970
Temperature
10.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 2.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 2.1 km
Shallow
2.1 km
2.1 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

11felt 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: Dec 8, 2025, 6:09 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kula
    Distance: 128 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 147 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 224 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 239 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 288 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Methana
    Distance: 353 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Samos AirportGreece · SMI · LGSM
    43.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Adnan Menderes International AirportTurkey · ADB · LTBJ
    46.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-22

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

22 Sep 2025 – 22 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,176 Catalogue entries

Of 7,175 other entries for this area and period, 1,781 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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