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M1.5 Earthquake near Çubuk (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-17 14:41:02 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 17, 2025 at 14:41 UTC, a magnitude M1.5 earthquake occurred near Çubuk (Turkey). 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 107 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
ac09c9bdce75b1eb0aa7fb6d4e9fd7679bf052cf
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
6.9 km
UTC time
2025-10-17 14:41:02 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Çubuk
Source
afad
Coordinates
40.17694, 32.90694
Temperature
16.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 6.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 6.9 km
Shallow
6.9 km
6.9 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

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Esenboğa International AirportTurkey · ESB · LTAC
    9.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-04

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

Ankara

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 40 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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