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M1.3 Earthquake near Ortaköy (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-12-13 05:42:45 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.3 earthquake was recorded near Ortaköy (Turkey) on December 13, 2025 at 05:42 UTC. With a focal depth of about 7 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by AFAD and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 68 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.9.

Details

ID
ed41bb3f9aaf169da794a32f896156495c4ae4c2
Magnitude
M1.3
Depth
7.3 km
UTC time
2025-12-13 05:42:45 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
Source
afad
Coordinates
38.78278, 34.05472
Temperature
0.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.3 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.3 km
Shallow
7.3 km
7.3 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

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Nevşehir Kapadokya AirportTurkey · NAV · LTAZ
    41.6 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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