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M2.5 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-03 21:35:06 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 3, 2025 at 21:35 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 5 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 event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 86 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.3.

Details

ID
ab88d9d20091d731bb6a45fc908b0833ebc95f97
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-03 21:35:06 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Ovacık
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.39980, 39.10750
Temperature
6.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 km — shallower 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 202 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 282 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 331 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 410 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Ararat
    Distance: 446 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye
  • Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 451 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Erzincan AirportTurkey · ERC · LTCD
    49.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-01

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

01 Oct 2025 – 01 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,858 Catalogue entries

Of 6,857 other entries for this area and period, 2,230 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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