Turkey

M1.2 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-27 07:56:30 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.2 earthquake was recorded near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on December 27, 2025 at 07:56 UTC. With a focal depth of about 7 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 40 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.0.

Details

ID
82c2b4fe530db74fabf7d61c379580426b7f6fdb
Magnitude
M1.2
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-27 07:56:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.93330, 38.04280
Temperature
-5.7°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 (8.6 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

Hekimhan

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 36 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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