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M4.2 Earthquake near 3 km WSW of Sındırgı, Turkey (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-08-23 11:16:05 UTC Local time: —

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M4.2 Earthquake near 3 km WSW of Sındırgı, Turkey (Turkey) · 2025-08-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M4.2 Earthquake near 3 km WSW of Sındırgı, Turkey (Turkey) · 2025-08-23 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near 3 km WSW of Sındırgı, Turkey (Turkey) on August 23, 2025 at 11:16 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: 46 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M4.1.

Details

ID
ef185eac90bf59e2483a7938792ade6adb100a40
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-23 11:16:05 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Sındırgı
Source
usgs
Coordinates
39.23150, 28.14520
Temperature
30.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 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

Felt reports

21felt 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: Aug 25, 2025, 8:21 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Balıkesir AirportTurkey · BZI · LTBF
    47.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-15

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Sındırgı

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 519 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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