Turkey

M1.2 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-23 18:56:47 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.2 earthquake was recorded near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey) on December 23, 2025 at 18:56 UTC. With a focal depth of about 17 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 66 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.0.

Details

ID
d358b6ade641d5973eef4d27e8822905b19a77f3
Magnitude
M1.2
Depth
16.9 km
UTC time
2025-12-23 18:56:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.15640, 38.47800
Temperature
1.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 16.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 16.9 km
Shallow
16.9 km
16.9 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

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    45.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Adıyaman AirportTurkey · ADF · LTCP
    47.3 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

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 48 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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