Turkey

M1.6 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-24 07:21:20 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 24, 2025 at 07:21 UTC, a magnitude M1.6 earthquake occurred near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 14 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. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 72 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
86efe59b76d1a7bc21814af362905054aca0efec
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
14.1 km
UTC time
2025-11-24 07:21:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.74590, 29.28730
Temperature
13.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14.1 km
Shallow
14.1 km
14.1 km — deeper than 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 114 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 229 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Distance: 364 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Distance: 376 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Distance: 430 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 445 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Çardak AirportTurkey · DNZ · LTAY
    36.7 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

Turkey

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,815 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

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