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M3.5 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-08-20 22:31:16 UTC Local time: —

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M3.5 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) · 2025-08-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.5 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) · 2025-08-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.5 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on August 20, 2025 at 22:31 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 5 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 46 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.1.

Details

ID
df24645e704a5b82f8e875abf8430edbbe0e9a4f
Magnitude
M3.5
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-20 22:31:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Sulusaray
Source
emsc
Coordinates
40.06850, 36.03030
Temperature
13.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 5 km
Shallow
5 km
5 km — shallower 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

Felt reports

9felt 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: Aug 21, 2025, 1:50 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tokat AirportTurkey · TJK · LTAW
    41.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-15

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Turkey

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,123 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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