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M2.3 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-09-15 01:16:31 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 15, 2025 at 01:16 UTC, a magnitude M2.3 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 15 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: 107 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.5.

Details

ID
a8b501da0fcb6025982ae9c511a8bec2f2c606fd
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
14.6 km
UTC time
2025-09-15 01:16:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.76940, 37.98920
Temperature
11.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14.6 km
Shallow
14.6 km
14.6 km — deeper than 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    38.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-10

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 · 36 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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