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M1.5 Earthquake near STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Spain)

UTC time: 2025-11-09 11:30:25 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M1.5 earthquake was recorded near STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (Spain) on November 9, 2025 at 11:30 UTC. Earthquakes of this small magnitude are usually barely noticeable and cause no damage.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Spain: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 10 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.4.

Details

ID
36637baff891dfcd161fd397e7376abd1349c6c0
Magnitude
M1.5
Depth
0.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-09 11:30:25 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Spain
Source
emsc
Coordinates
36.63160, -2.43650
Temperature
19.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 0 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 0 km
Shallow
0 km
0 km — shallower than the regional average (9.6 km)
Regional average: 9.6 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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Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Almería AirportSpain · LEI · LEAM
    24.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-06

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

06 Sep 2025 – 06 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 744 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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