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M2.3 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-05 12:35:36 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.3 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on December 5, 2025 at 12:35 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 15 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: 64 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M2.9.

Details

ID
e8c677cb359a09a0ebad57d5829594dc913ea163
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
15.2 km
UTC time
2025-12-05 12:35:36 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.14780, 32.27350
Temperature
8.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15.2 km
Shallow
15.2 km
15.2 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

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Zonguldak Çaycuma AirportTurkey · ONQ · LTAS
    42.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-26

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

26 Sep 2025 – 26 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,052 Catalogue entries

Of 7,051 other entries for this area and period, 3,400 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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