Turkey

M1.0 Earthquake near Yahşihan (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-31 12:59:32 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.0 earthquake was recorded near Yahşihan (Turkey) on December 31, 2025 at 12:59 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 13 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by AFAD. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 25 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.6.

Details

ID
e770e64314499403b1d62844d4fde8151a9bd5da
Magnitude
M1.0
Depth
12.9 km
UTC time
2025-12-31 12:59:32 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
afad
Coordinates
39.81861, 33.41806
Temperature
1.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 12.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 12.9 km
Shallow
12.9 km
12.9 km — deeper 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

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Esenboğa International AirportTurkey · ESB · LTAC
    49.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

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.

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