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M1.5 Earthquake near Jalhay, Liège (Belgium)

UTC time: 2025-02-16 21:15:59 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On February 16, 2025 at 21:15 UTC, a magnitude M1.5 earthquake occurred near Jalhay, Liège (Belgium). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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Details

ID
0d8e9f38ae83054b26dca71f106a00a6dbc6faf3
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-16 21:15:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Belgium
State
Liège
City
Jalhay
County
Verviers
Village
Jalhay
Source
emsc
Coordinates
50.53500, 6.04000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — close to the regional average (11.6 km)
Regional average: 11.6 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

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Airports

  • Liège AirportBelgium · LGG · EBLG
    43.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Maastricht Aachen AirportNetherlands · MST · EHBK
    46.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nuclear power plants

  • AVR Reactor nuclear power plantGermanyPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1
    48.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 0 Catalogue entries

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