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M3.5 Earthquake near Sındırgı (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-10-29 04:00:01 UTC Local time: —

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M3.5 Earthquake near Sındırgı (Turkey) · 2025-10-29 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M3.5 Earthquake near Sındırgı (Turkey) · 2025-10-29 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 29, 2025 at 04:00 UTC, a magnitude M3.5 earthquake occurred near Sındırgı (Turkey). With a focal depth of about 15 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are often felt but rarely cause damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 72 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.6.

Details

ID
f0686927a303573de484c8efe9ab483b4d54bbf9
Magnitude
M3.5
Depth
14.6 km
UTC time
2025-10-29 04:00:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Sındırgı
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.21280, 28.15500
Temperature
4.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 14.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 14.6 km
Shallow
14.6 km
14.6 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

Felt reports

2felt 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 29, 2025, 4:08 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-11-02

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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