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M2.8 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-07 20:34:27 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On October 7, 2025 at 20:34 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 7 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 EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 60 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.8.

Details

ID
7eff8c47656cd44d7856ad1be56f61b8d026601a
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-07 20:34:27 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.72610, 36.51940
Temperature
16.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7 km
Shallow
7 km
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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş AirportTurkey · KCM · LTCN
    43.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-13

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Turkey

Context for this earthquake

13 Sep 2025 – 13 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,402 Catalogue entries

Of 7,401 other entries for this area and period, 1,518 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

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