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M2.8 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-09-24 07:30:01 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on September 24, 2025 at 07:30 UTC. With a focal depth of about 15 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: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 69 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.5.

Details

ID
7cd5e67ad9892822ffbc1eab903443d96e16b129
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
15.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-24 07:30:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.07110, 36.74500
Temperature
26.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15 km
Shallow
15 km
15 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

Göksun

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 119 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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