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M2.4 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-16 17:51:29 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.4 earthquake was recorded near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on December 16, 2025 at 17:51 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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: 93 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.4.

Details

ID
780367e6927e6c4358f7c967fee73c578c29f246
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
9.7 km
UTC time
2025-12-16 17:51:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Maden
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.48750, 39.65970
Temperature
1.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9.7 km
Shallow
9.7 km
9.7 km — close to the regional average (8.5 km)
Regional average: 8.5 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

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Dec 16, 2025, 5:54 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Elazığ AirportTurkey · EZS · LTCA
    34.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-18

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

18 Sep 2025 – 18 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,305 Catalogue entries

Of 7,304 other entries for this area and period, 3,053 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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