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M1.9 Earthquake near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-23 23:43:01 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.9 earthquake was recorded near CENTRAL TURKEY (Turkey) on December 23, 2025 at 23:43 UTC. With a focal depth of about 6 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 66 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.0.

Details

ID
e8c811f3ec0609e3e8638c90f05e5010e1e1eb1e
Magnitude
M1.9
Depth
6.3 km
UTC time
2025-12-23 23:43:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.09780, 36.54890
Temperature
-1.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 6.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 6.3 km
Shallow
6.3 km
6.3 km — close to 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

Göksun

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 119 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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