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M2.9 Earthquake near Aydın (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-08 05:02:52 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.9 earthquake was recorded near Aydın (Turkey) on December 8, 2025 at 05:02 UTC. With a focal depth of about 5 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 NOA. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 79 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.1.

Details

ID
7a6db21e168e76e3ca52ae417d759bb34f6c4fcd
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-08 05:02:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Aydın
Source
noa
Coordinates
37.84942, 27.16466
Temperature
11.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 km — shallower 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nisyros
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Kula
    Distance: 144 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 210 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 225 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Milos
    Distance: 273 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece
  • Methana
    Distance: 338 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Samos AirportGreece · SMI · LGSM
    28.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Adnan Menderes International AirportTurkey · ADB · LTBJ
    49.3 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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