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M1.6 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-20 04:29:47 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.6 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on October 20, 2025 at 04:29 UTC. 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 data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 88 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.2.

Details

ID
b27a58322cf7188007fc4342be93ae9dc265872b
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-20 04:29:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.01440, 34.32280
Temperature
10.9°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.

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