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M2.1 Earthquake near SPAIN (Spain)

UTC time: 2025-12-22 22:27:26 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On December 22, 2025 at 22:27 UTC, a magnitude M2.1 earthquake occurred near SPAIN (Spain). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 5 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC. Spain: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 9 earthquakes, the strongest at M2.0.

Details

ID
3c4462d52bf663cff16c3d2b651bf072ec2a49df
Magnitude
M2.1
Depth
4.9 km
UTC time
2025-12-22 22:27:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Spain
Source
emsc
Coordinates
39.28740, -0.21550
Temperature
11.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 4.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 4.9 km
Shallow
4.9 km
4.9 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

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Valencia AirportSpain · VLC · LEVC
    32.0 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 · 742 Catalogue entries

Of 741 other entries for this area and period, 432 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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