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Çanakkale Ayvacık Earthquake (January 2025)

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On 21 January 2025 at 23:38, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea, 6.62 kilometers from the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 8.65 kilometers and was also felt in Greece, Bulgaria and North Macedonia like environment. No reports of casualties or damage were recorded following this moderate-intensity shaking.



This image shows the active fault lines around the earthquake’s epicenter.

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"Ayvacık İlçe Tanıtım," Çanakkale Ayvacık Belediyesi. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.canakkaleayvacik.bel.tr/Ayvacik/IlceTanitim

"Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü," Ayvalık Diri Fay Haritası, Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü,

United States Geological Survey (USGS). Accessed January 23, 2025. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000plhn/region-info

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AuthorCaner Sefa KoçyiğitDecember 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM

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