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M1.6 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-12 21:03:21 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 12, 2025 at 21:03 UTC, a magnitude M1.6 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 68 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.9.

Details

ID
a97dbd47e7c65493423c563d95b914855986a672
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-12 21:03:21 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.02420, 37.55610
Temperature
0.1°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

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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