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M2.5 Earthquake near Gürsu (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-16 06:26:16 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 16, 2025 at 06:26 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near Gürsu (Turkey). 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 data is provided by AFAD and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 71 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.8.

Details

ID
b72db25758f10de3ad42ba4082f7fa9bbb0ae331
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
8.1 km
UTC time
2025-11-16 06:26:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Gürsu
Source
afad
Coordinates
40.27806, 29.24139
Temperature
9.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8.1 km
Shallow
8.1 km
8.1 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kula
    Distance: 199 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 449 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 487 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Bursa Yenişehir AirportTurkey · YEI · LTBR
    27.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-29

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

29 Sep 2025 – 29 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,944 Catalogue entries

Of 6,943 other entries for this area and period, 2,257 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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