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M2.8 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-27 12:41:37 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on October 27, 2025 at 12:41 UTC. With a focal depth of about 5 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: 68 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.2.

Details

ID
bfa8c17419dee1ccb7b45cf33c53b9fdce2a4d1b
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
5.3 km
UTC time
2025-10-27 12:41:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.10220, 36.52100
Temperature
14.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5.3 km
Shallow
5.3 km
5.3 km — shallower than 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

Felt reports

5felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Oct 27, 2025, 12:49 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 119 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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