Magnitude 3.5 earthquake strikes near Izmir, Turkey

Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reported a magnitude 3.5 quake in Turkey near Izmir, only 13 minutes ago. The earthquake hit late at night on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, at 11:44 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 7. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.1 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul (KOERI-RETMC) at magnitude 3.6, the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) at magnitude 3.7, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 3.5, and The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Geophysical Lab. (AUTH) at magnitude 3.4.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Ozdere (pop. 13,500) located 3 km from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Kusadasi (pop. 63,200) located 18 km from the epicenter, Selcuk (pop. 29,100) 21 km away, Torbali (pop. 50,300) 27 km away, Menderes (pop. 22,000) 29 km away, Soeke (pop. 68,200) 36 km away, Karabaglar (pop. 458,000) 43 km away, Izmir (pop. 2,500,600) 47 km away, and Urla (pop. 45,200) 49 km away.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 18, 2025 11:44 pm (Istanbul time) local time (18 Nov 2025 20:44 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.5
Depth: 7.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.99°N / 27.13°E (Menderes District, Izmir, Turkey)
Primary data source: AFAD
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