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M2.0 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-09-25 14:48:15 UTC Local time:

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About this earthquake

On September 25, 2025 at 14:48 UTC, a magnitude M2.0 earthquake occurred near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 7 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 83 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.9.

Details

ID
d72d09a2becde6b7e82d6d1145f99a9112f22bc5
Magnitude
M2.0
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-25 14:48:15 UTC
Local time
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.27280, 31.07330
Temperature
17.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7 km
Shallow
7 km
7 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: 225 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 750 m ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 271 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'253 m ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 382 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Distance: 393 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 698 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Greece

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Context for this earthquake

24 Sep 2025 – 24 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,118 Catalogue entries

Of 7,117 other entries for this area and period, 5,769 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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