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M2.5 Earthquake near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey)

UTC time: 2025-09-28 08:13:34 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On September 28, 2025 at 08:13 UTC, a magnitude M2.5 earthquake occurred near EASTERN TURKEY (Turkey). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 12 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Turkey: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 56 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.2.

Details

ID
f06ea35696cb08b3c617a8445920b8c7196342a2
Magnitude
M2.5
Depth
11.8 km
UTC time
2025-09-28 08:13:34 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Turkey
City
Kelkit
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.94060, 39.16610
Temperature
18.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.8 km
Shallow
11.8 km
11.8 km — deeper than the regional average (8.5 km)
Regional average: 8.5 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Karaca Dag
    Distance: 259 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'957 m ·Turkiye
  • Nemrut Dagi
    Distance: 300 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'948 m ·Last eruption: 1650 ·Turkiye
  • Erciyes Volcanic Complex
    Distance: 357 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'864 m ·Last eruption: -6880 ·Turkiye
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 408 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye
  • Samsari Volcanic Center
    Distance: 421 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'290 m ·Georgia
  • Aragats
    Distance: 432 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Erzincan AirportTurkey · ERC · LTCD
    40.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-16

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

16 Sep 2025 – 16 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 7,343 Catalogue entries

Of 7,342 other entries for this area and period, 2,427 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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