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M1.8 Earthquake near Türkoğlu (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-16 18:28:18 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 16, 2025 at 18:28 UTC, a magnitude M1.8 earthquake occurred near Türkoğlu (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by AFAD. Turkey: 84 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.9.

Details

ID
73f38588dd7811b9836a3038c357af3d1f1b87f9
Magnitude
M1.8
Depth
11.7 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 18:28:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
afad
Coordinates
37.32389, 36.84194
Temperature
6.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.7 km
Shallow
11.7 km
11.7 km — deeper 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

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş AirportTurkey · KCM · LTCN
    25.9 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

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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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