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M1.6 Earthquake near Alcalá de la Selva, Aragón (Spain)

UTC time: 2026-09-13 05:26:58 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
11.4 km
Source
EMSC_ES

Aragón · Alcalá de la Selva

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.6 earthquake was recorded near Alcalá de la Selva, Aragón (Spain) on September 13, 2026 at 05:26 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 11 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

Spain: 7 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.1.

Details

ID
0ca498c37ad6e2620ca426c2fd9f1ff6692b08b6
Magnitude
M1.6
Depth
11.4 km
UTC time
2026-09-13 05:26:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Spain
State
Aragón
City
Alcalá de la Selva
County
Gúdar-Javalambre
Village
Alcalá de la Selva
Source
emsc_es
Coordinates
40.41000, -0.74260
Temperature
9.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 11.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 11.4 km
Shallow
11.4 km
11.4 km — close to the regional average (9.5 km)
Regional average: 9.5 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

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Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 767 Catalogue entries

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