Turkey

M1.0 Earthquake near Çelikhan (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-21 17:26:37 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.0 earthquake was recorded near Çelikhan (Turkey) on November 21, 2025 at 17:26 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 data is provided by AFAD and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: 69 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.2.

Details

ID
8ec3879f3e950593596e60596c46bfbe437f99d8
Magnitude
M1.0
Depth
6.3 km
UTC time
2025-11-21 17:26:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
afad
Coordinates
38.08528, 38.40361
Temperature
9.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 6.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 6.3 km
Shallow
6.3 km
6.3 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

Volcanoes nearby

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Adıyaman AirportTurkey · ADF · LTCP
    39.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    47.5 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

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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.

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