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M0.8 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-30 06:34:14 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M0.8 earthquake was recorded near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on December 30, 2025 at 06:34 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 8 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 28 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.0.

Details

ID
ada1627b4d381bb2000fa59bb8b59377465ff25f
Magnitude
M0.8
Depth
7.7 km
UTC time
2025-12-30 06:34:14 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.24280, 38.71440
Temperature
-1.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.7 km
Shallow
7.7 km
7.7 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

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 73 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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