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M2.3 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-08-08 18:26:38 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On August 8, 2025 at 18:26 UTC, a magnitude M2.3 earthquake occurred near WESTERN TURKEY (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 EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 73 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
bb418fde8a42c2af43d02a3bc071078f9cce25aa
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-08 18:26:38 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Burdur Merkez
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.61940, 30.10750
Temperature
25.7°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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kula
    Distance: 175 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Nisyros
    Distance: 286 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Hasandag-Keciboyduran Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 361 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Kolumbo
    Distance: 428 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Santorini
    Distance: 440 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 478 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Süleyman Demirel International AirportTurkey · ISE · LTFC
    34.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Çardak AirportTurkey · DNZ · LTAY
    40.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-15

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

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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