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M2.4 Earthquake near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-02 12:21:45 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On October 2, 2025 at 12:21 UTC, a magnitude M2.4 earthquake occurred near WESTERN TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 15 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 EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 66 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.8.

Details

ID
daeefe9b854ceb7961d3ce524f39f56116382d70
Magnitude
M2.4
Depth
15.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-02 12:21:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.78950, 27.92030
Temperature
20.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15 km
Shallow
15 km
15 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

2felt 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 2, 2025, 12:25 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Tekirdağ Çorlu AirportTurkey · TEQ · LTBU
    38.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-13

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

13 Sep 2025 – 13 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,400 Catalogue entries

Of 7,399 other entries for this area and period, 3,103 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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