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M0.7 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-08 11:05:46 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 8, 2025 at 11:05 UTC, a magnitude M0.7 earthquake occurred near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey). 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 92 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.6.

Details

ID
6ff3fb3d8bec0eee0a2f6aaf0fdcdb4f1f429974
Magnitude
M0.7
Depth
6.7 km
UTC time
2025-10-08 11:05:46 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Murgul
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.27470, 41.63000
Temperature
21.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 6.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 6.7 km
Shallow
6.7 km
6.7 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Samsari Volcanic Center
    Distance: 175 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'290 m ·Georgia
  • Aragats
    Distance: 231 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia
  • Elbrus
    Distance: 240 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'642 m ·Last eruption: 50 ·Russia
  • Ararat
    Distance: 286 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 286 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Kazbek
    Distance: 286 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'004 m ·Last eruption: -750 ·Georgia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Alexander Kartveli Batumi International AirportGeorgia · BUS · UGSB
    37.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-06

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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