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M1.6 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-11-18 23:07:37 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On November 18, 2025 at 23:07 UTC, a magnitude M1.6 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 7 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 64 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.6.

Details

ID
ded0d52298a63fe10f7836aa7b8fafd9da52d790
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
7.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-18 23:07:37 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.07170, 37.13920
Temperature
3.0°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

Turkey

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 6,815 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

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