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M1.3 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-17 15:54:08 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 17, 2025 at 15:54 UTC, a magnitude M1.3 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. 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 84 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.9.

Details

ID
b7d8296cb2b2f3ad9c9a21a51fcacb75ce910604
Magnitude
M1.3
Depth
10.4 km
UTC time
2025-12-17 15:54:08 UTC
Local time
—
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Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.64500, 36.49390
Temperature
-1.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10.4 km
Shallow
10.4 km
10.4 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 · 79 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

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