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M4.6 Earthquake near 2 km NE of Nurdağı, Turkey (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-20 09:09:10 UTC Local time: —
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M4.6 Earthquake near 2 km NE of Nurdağı, Turkey (Turkey) · 2025-11-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.6 Earthquake near 2 km NE of Nurdağı, Turkey (Turkey) · 2025-11-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near 2 km NE of Nurdağı, Turkey (Turkey) on November 20, 2025 at 09:09 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 57 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.5.

Details

ID
bee517a187cd79b95d74d20c279d07121e8221c4
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-20 09:09:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Nurdağı
Source
usgs
Coordinates
37.18710, 36.75950
Temperature
17.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — close to the regional average (8.5 km)
Regional average: 8.5 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Kahramanmaraş AirportTurkey · KCM · LTCN
    42.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-12

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

12 Sep 2025 – 12 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,259 Catalogue entries

Of 1,258 other entries for this area and period, 54 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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