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M2.8 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-03 11:11:45 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 3, 2025 at 11:11 UTC, a magnitude M2.8 earthquake occurred near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 8 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 83 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.8.

Details

ID
d2f2ed46d19e7b346a5695d120ee3ba571009f34
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
8.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-03 11:11:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Demirözü
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.00670, 39.79390
Temperature
9.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 8 km
Shallow
8 km
8 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

  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 258 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 260 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 357 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Samsari Volcanic Center
    Distance: 371 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'290 m ·Georgia
  • Aragats
    Distance: 378 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia
  • Ararat
    Distance: 386 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-29

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

29 Sep 2025 – 29 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,919 Catalogue entries

Of 6,918 other entries for this area and period, 1,396 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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