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M2.3 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-20 18:58:07 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.3 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on December 20, 2025 at 18:58 UTC. With a focal depth of about 6 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 87 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
85282253544fd1b172a285da655524982656f886
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
6.2 km
UTC time
2025-12-20 18:58:07 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.31570, 35.94700
Temperature
12.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 6.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 6.2 km
Shallow
6.2 km
6.2 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

  • Hatay AirportTurkey · HTY · LTDA
    30.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-22

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

22 Sep 2025 – 22 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,203 Catalogue entries

Of 7,202 other entries for this area and period, 3,465 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

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