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M3.0 Earthquake near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-19 04:01:04 UTC Local time: —

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M3.0 Earthquake near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Turkey) · 2025-10-19 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.0 Earthquake near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Turkey) · 2025-10-19 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.0 earthquake was recorded near TURKEY-SYRIA BORDER REGION (Turkey) on October 19, 2025 at 04:01 UTC. With a focal depth of about 14 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 52 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.6.

Details

ID
c6caf44be72175ac99eb299faf3316b15e866c6a
Magnitude
M3.0
Depth
14.1 km
UTC time
2025-10-19 04:01:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Samandağ
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.14350, 36.02870
Temperature
22.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14.1 km
Shallow
14.1 km
14.1 km — deeper than 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

Felt reports

18felt 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 19, 2025, 4:36 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Hatay AirportTurkey · HTY · LTDA
    33.4 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-20

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

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,237 Catalogue entries

Of 1,236 other entries for this area and period, 984 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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