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M1.6 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-21 09:57:24 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 21, 2025 at 09:57 UTC, a magnitude M1.6 earthquake occurred near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 17 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 82 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.5.

Details

ID
c2a60195fedd344d96e79f29af210b4a253f4ed9
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
16.8 km
UTC time
2025-12-21 09:57:24 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Çayırlı
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.90820, 40.05240
Temperature
1.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 16.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 16.8 km
Shallow
16.8 km
16.8 km — deeper 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 234 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 250 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 333 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Samsari Volcanic Center
    Distance: 357 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'290 m ·Georgia
  • Aragats
    Distance: 359 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia
  • Ararat
    Distance: 364 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Erzincan AirportTurkey · ERC · LTCD
    50.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Turkey

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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