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M2.6 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-01 08:29:32 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on October 1, 2025 at 08:29 UTC. With a focal depth of about 8 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 63 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.7.

Details

ID
841c06eba1ade0d351a33dccb8e52fe784850091
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
7.6 km
UTC time
2025-10-01 08:29:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.94850, 37.63630
Temperature
13.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.6 km
Shallow
7.6 km
7.6 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

Turkey

Context for this earthquake

25 Sep 2025 – 25 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,072 Catalogue entries

Of 7,071 other entries for this area and period, 2,018 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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