Turkey

M1.8 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-09-30 01:31:25 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 30, 2025 at 01:31 UTC, a magnitude M1.8 earthquake occurred near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 7 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: 78 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.4.

Details

ID
9fe7840abdcf4605f500ef2663e2ddadecae618e
Magnitude
M1.8
Depth
6.6 km
UTC time
2025-09-30 01:31:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.28390, 41.06530
Temperature
19.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 6.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 6.6 km
Shallow
6.6 km
6.6 km — close to the regional average (8.6 km)
Regional average: 8.6 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: 222 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'290 m ·Georgia
  • Distance: 256 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'642 m ·Last eruption: 50 ·Russia
  • Distance: 276 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia
  • Distance: 309 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 320 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 325 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Rize–Artvin AirportTurkey · RZV · LTFO
    21.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-07

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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