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M0.9 Earthquake near Afyonkarahisar Merkez (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-08-24 17:12:15 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M0.9 earthquake was recorded near Afyonkarahisar Merkez (Turkey) on August 24, 2025 at 17:12 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 event was recorded by AFAD. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 47 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
71ffa14fc4f097b21370a2f1eca9fcbe855cd69e
Magnitude
M0.9
Depth
10.6 km
UTC time
2025-08-24 17:12:15 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Source
afad
Coordinates
38.72194, 30.64722
Temperature
20.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.6 km
Shallow
10.6 km
10.6 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

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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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