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M2.0 Earthquake near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Syria)

UTC time: 2025-07-12 10:53:01 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 12, 2025 at 10:53 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Syria). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 35 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.

Details

ID
86afc10201f120b14fffaa310bce0484b972323e
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
34.5 km
UTC time
2025-07-12 10:53:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Syria
City
mhafzt hlb
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.72640, 37.67330
Temperature
39.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 34.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 34.5 km
Shallow
34.5 km
34.5 km — deeper than the regional average (8.9 km)
Regional average: 8.9 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 218 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 281 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 346 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 454 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Ash Shaam, Harrat
    Distance: 489 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 1'100 m ·Last eruption: -2670 ·Syria-Jordan-Saudi Arabia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Gaziantep Oğuzeli International AirportTurkey · GZT · LTAJ
    30.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

Syria

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 68 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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