Turkey

M1.4 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-08-07 22:31:33 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 7, 2025 at 22:31 UTC, a magnitude M1.4 earthquake occurred near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 6 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 71 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
6d2f3d2a8a41043ef86adfff70a7d42d6e9cb313
Magnitude
M1.4
Depth
5.5 km
UTC time
2025-08-07 22:31:33 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.57420, 29.11750
Temperature
21.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5.5 km
Shallow
5.5 km
5.5 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

  • Distance: 228 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 475 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-15

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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