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M3.3 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-05 16:44:52 UTC Local time: —

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M3.3 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) · 2025-10-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.3 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) · 2025-10-05 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 5, 2025 at 16:44 UTC, a magnitude M3.3 earthquake occurred near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 5 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 71 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.5.

Details

ID
e7d6c35a07b4a55632bc85f8374ef65222458137
Magnitude
M3.3
Depth
5.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-05 16:44:52 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Hekimhan
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.76050, 37.96870
Temperature
11.8°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 (8.5 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

1felt 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 5, 2025, 5:14 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Malatya Erhaç AirportTurkey · MLX · LTAT
    37.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-17

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

17 Sep 2025 – 17 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 1,240 Catalogue entries

Of 1,239 other entries for this area and period, 565 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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