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M2.4 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-08-21 14:18:09 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.4 earthquake was recorded near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on August 21, 2025 at 14:18 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 7 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 46 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
765c6e0530a0e5cf55e4eb58d6b0f120409f0462
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
7.1 km
UTC time
2025-08-21 14:18:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Çayırlı
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.87830, 40.06970
Temperature
15.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.1 km
Shallow
7.1 km
7.1 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 230 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 246 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 331 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Samsari Volcanic Center
    Distance: 358 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'290 m ·Georgia
  • Aragats
    Distance: 358 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia
  • Ararat
    Distance: 362 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Erzincan AirportTurkey · ERC · LTCD
    50.0 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

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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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