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M2.8 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-08-27 06:00:12 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 27, 2025 at 06:00 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 6 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: 54 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.3.

Details

ID
82f23dd2f09e1af4cb1d2c0dcdff50e465833641
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
5.8 km
UTC time
2025-08-27 06:00:12 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.10830, 36.78030
Temperature
26.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5.8 km
Shallow
5.8 km
5.8 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

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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