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M2.1 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-18 09:13:51 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.1 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on December 18, 2025 at 09:13 UTC. With a focal depth of about 11 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 87 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.9.

Details

ID
70c460ac171d54c2e92632a74d1f0ec776c96c5f
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
11.1 km
UTC time
2025-12-18 09:13:51 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.49000, 37.99820
Temperature
8.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.1 km
Shallow
11.1 km
11.1 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    10.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Akçadağ

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 68 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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