Turkey

M0.8 Earthquake near Sincik (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-24 08:43:11 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M0.8 earthquake was recorded near Sincik (Turkey) on October 24, 2025 at 08:43 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 7 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by AFAD. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 70 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.2.

Details

ID
a48ff69ab0bda653626c684b722c126f951d96f7
Magnitude
M0.8
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-24 08:43:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
afad
Coordinates
38.11167, 38.48028
Temperature
18.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7 km
Shallow
7 km
7 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Adıyaman AirportTurkey · ADF · LTCP
    42.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    49.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-03

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

Sincik

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 48 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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