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M2.6 Earthquake near Edremit (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-05 20:35:10 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On October 5, 2025 at 20:35 UTC, a magnitude M2.6 earthquake occurred near Edremit (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by NOA. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 52 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
d5eeab6d018400897a661ac82b678ac3e2481cf7
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-05 20:35:10 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
noa
Coordinates
39.69044, 26.79347
Temperature
14.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — close to 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 193 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 346 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece
  • Distance: 370 km ·Complex ·Elevation: -18 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Greece
  • Distance: 379 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 380 m ·Last eruption: -258 ·Greece
  • Distance: 385 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 367 m ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Greece
  • Distance: 391 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 751 m ·Last eruption: 140 ·Greece

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Balıkesir Koca Seyit AirportTurkey · EDO · LTFD
    24.1 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

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Context for this earthquake

21 Sep 2025 – 21 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,274 Catalogue entries

Of 7,273 other entries for this area and period, 2,072 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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